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John Van Dyke
Judge of the New Jersey Supreme Court
In office
1859–1866
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851
Preceded byJoseph E. Edsall
Succeeded byGeorge H. Brown
Member of the Minnesota Senate
In office
1872–1873
17th Mayor of New Brunswick, New Jersey
In office
1846–1847
Preceded byMartin A. Howell
Succeeded byWilliam H. Leupp
Personal details
Born(1807-04-03)April 3, 1807
Lamington, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedDecember 24, 1878(1878-12-24) (aged 71)
Wabasha, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partyWhig
SpouseMary Dix Strong
RelationsW. S. Van Dyke (grandson)
Theodore Strong (nephew)
Parent(s)Abraham Van Dyke
Sarah Honeyman Van Dyke
ProfessionPolitician

John Van Dyke (April 3, 1807 – December 24, 1878) was an American jurist and Whig Party politician who represented New Jersey's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1847 to 1851.

Early life[edit]

He was born on April 3, 1807, in the Lamington section of Bedminster TownshipinSomerset County, New Jersey. He was a son of Abraham Van Dyke and Sarah (née Honeyman) Van Dyke.[1]

After completing his preparatory and law studies, Van Dyke was admitted to the Bar in 1836.[2]

Career[edit]

He began practice in New Brunswick, New Jersey.[3] In 1841, Van Dyke became prosecuting attorney of Middlesex County. A few years later, in 1846–1847, he served as president of the Bank of New Jersey at New Brunswick, while also serving as Mayor of New Brunswick, New Jersey.[2]

Van Dyke's political career also began in 1847; he was elected to the Thirtieth and Thirty-first Congresses as a Whig. He served until March 3, 1851. Van Dyke declined re-nomination for another term, choosing instead to continue his law practice. He was a delegate to the 1856 Republican National Convention, and from 1859 to 1866 he served as a judge on the New Jersey Supreme Court.[2]

In 1868, Van Dyke moved to Wabasha, Minnesota, where he went on to serve in the Minnesota Senate from 1872 to 1873 and a judge of the third judicial district from 1873 to 1878.[2]

Personal life[edit]

On October 7, 1841, Van Dyke was married to Mary Dix Strong (1819–1873), a daughter of prominent mathematician and professor Theodore Strong.[4] His wife was the aunt of New Jersey State Senator Theodore Strong. Together, they were the parents of nine children, four of whom died in infancy:[5]

Van Dyke died in Wabasha, Minnesota, on December 24, 1878. He is interred in Wabasha's Riverview Cemetery.[2]

Descendants[edit]

Through his son Woodbridge, he was the grandfather of film director and writer Woodbridge Strong Van Dyke II, (known as W. S. Van Dyke),[6] who received two Academy Award nominations for Best Director.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren (1909). Honeyman family (Honeyman, Honyman, Hunneman, etc.) in Scotland and America, 1548-1908. N.J. Honeyman's Pub. Hs. pp. 222-223. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  • ^ a b c d e "VAN DYKE, John - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  • ^ Aitken, William Benford (1912). Distinguished Families in America, Descended from Wilhelmus Beekman and Jan Thomasse Van Dyke. Knickerbocker Press. pp. 216-217. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  • ^ Bradley, Joseph P. (1879). A Memoir of Theodore Strong, LL.D.: Prepared at the Request of The National Academy of Science, and Read Before that Body, Thursday Evening, April 17, 1879. Joseph L. Pearson. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  • ^ a b c d e Dwight, Benjamin Woodbridge (1871). The History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong, of Northampton, Mass. J. Munsell. pp. 362-635. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  • ^ Erickson, Hal (2015). "W. S. Van Dyke". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on February 16, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  • ^ "W. S. Van Dyke Dies, Film Director, 53". The New York Times. February 6, 1943. Retrieved July 17, 2009. Woodbridge Strong Van Dyke 2d, motion-picture director, died at his home in Brentwood shortly before noon today. His age was 53 ...
  • External links[edit]

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    Preceded by

    Joseph E. Edsall

    Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
    from New Jersey's 4th congressional district

    March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851
    Succeeded by

    George Houston Brown


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