William W. Van Wyck
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William William Van Wyck (August 9, 1777 - August 27, 1840) was an American politician from New York
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, Van Wyck attended the public schools and Fishkill Academy.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Van Wyck was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 17th
and 18th United States Congress
es, holding office from December 3, 1821, to March 3, 1825. He was Chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (18th Congress).
He removed to Sudley, Virginia
, and engaged in planting. He returned to Dutchess County, New York
, and died in Fishkill. He was buried at the Dutch Reformed Churchyard.
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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Life
Born near Fishkill, New YorkFishkill, New York
Fishkill is an upscale village within the much larger town, Town of Fishkill, one of the fastest growing towns in the region, in Dutchess County, New York, USA. The village population was 1,735 at the 2000 census...
, Van Wyck attended the public schools and Fishkill Academy.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Van Wyck was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 17th
17th United States Congress
The Seventeenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1821 to March 3, 1823, during the fifth and sixth...
and 18th United States Congress
18th United States Congress
The Eighteenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1823 to March 3, 1825, during the seventh and eighth...
es, holding office from December 3, 1821, to March 3, 1825. He was Chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (18th Congress).
He removed to Sudley, Virginia
Sudley, Virginia
Sudley is a census-designated place in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 7,719 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Sudley is located at ....
, and engaged in planting. He returned to Dutchess County, New York
Dutchess County, New York
Dutchess County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. The 2010 census lists the population as 297,488...
, and died in Fishkill. He was buried at the Dutch Reformed Churchyard.