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Anthony Van Wyck

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Anthony Van Wyck
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 8th district
In office
January 1, 1868 – January 1, 1870
Preceded byCharles Sholes
Succeeded byMilton Pettit
In office
January 1, 1864 – January 1, 1866
Preceded byHerman Thorp
Succeeded byCharles Sholes
Personal details
Born
Anthony Van Wyck

(1822-05-15)May 15, 1822
LaGrange, New York, US
DiedDecember 22, 1900 (aged 77)
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, US
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
  • Margaret Theron Skeel
  • (m. 1849; died 1894)
Children3
ProfessionLawyer, politician

Anthony Van Wyck (May 15, 1822 – December 22, 1900) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate from Kenosha County, Wisconsin.

Biography

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Van Wyck was born in LaGrange, New York. He graduated from Yale Law School in 1844. In 1849, Van Wyck married Margaret Theron Skeel (March 25, 1828 - June 22, 1894). They had three children.[1] He moved to Davenport, Iowa in 1857, and to Kenosha, Wisconsin in 1860.[2] Van Wyck died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1900, aged 77.

Career

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Van Wyck was a member of the Senate from 1864 to 1865 and again from 1868 to 1869. In 1868, he was a candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of Wisconsin, losing by one vote to incumbent Lucius Fairchild. Later, he was twice County Judge of Kenosha County, Wisconsin.

References

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  1. ^ "Anthony Van Wyck". MyHeritage. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  2. ^ "Report of the Annual Meeting of the Wisconsin State Bar Association". 1902. Retrieved 2015-04-25.