William W. Van Wyck

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William William Van Wyck (born August 9, 1777 in Fishkill , New York , † August 27, 1840 in Fishkill, New York) was an American politician . Between 1821 and 1825 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Van Wyck was born near Fishkill during the War of Independence . He attended public schools and the Fishkill Academy . After that he worked in agriculture. As an opponent of too strong a central government, he joined the Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson . In the 1820 congressional election , Van Wyck was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the fourth constituency of New York , where he succeeded Randall S. Street on March 4, 1821 . He was re-elected once, and retired from the after 3 March 1825 Congress of. As a congressman, he chaired the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department ( 18th Congress ). He moved to Sudley ( Virginia ), where he worked again in agriculture. He later returned to Dutchess County , where he died on August 27, 1840 in Fishkill. His body was buried in the Dutch Reformed Churchyard .

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SURNAME Van Wyck, William W.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Van Wyck, William William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH August 9, 1777
PLACE OF BIRTH at Fishkill , New York
DATE OF DEATH August 27, 1840
Place of death Fishkill , New York