John Van Schaick

John Van Schaick
Member of the New York State Senate
In office
January 1, 1884 – December 31, 1885
Preceded byAddison P. Jones
Succeeded byHenry C. Connelly
Personal details
Born(1840-07-28)July 28, 1840
Sharon, New York, U.S.
DiedJune 9, 1923(1923-06-09) (aged 82)
Cobleskill, New York, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
Spouse
Frances Elizabeth Shaver
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(m. 1871; died 1923)​
Children6, including John, Louis
Parent(s)Joseph Wilson Van Schaick
Elizabeth Slingerland Van Schaick
EducationWilliston Seminary
Alma materWilliams College
Albany Law School

John Van Schaick (July 28, 1840 – June 9, 1923) was an American lawyer and politician from Schoharie County, New York.

Early life

Van Schaick was born on July 28, 1840, in Sharon in Schoharie County, New York. He was a son of Joseph Wilson Van Schaick (1804–1880) and Elizabeth (née Slingerland) Van Schaick (1808–1890). His siblings included Koert VanSchaick, Elizabeth (née Van Schaick) Hutton, Mary Van Schaick, Catherine Van Schaick, Slingerland Van Schaick, Sarah Van Schaick and Emily Van Schaick.

He attended Charlotteville Seminary (in his native Schoharie County) and Williston Seminary in Massachusetts before attending Williams College which he left to attend Albany Law School where he graduated in 1864.

Career

Van Schaick worked as a teacher, a School Commissioner, and had a law office in Cobleskill where he was known as the "Nestor of the Schoharie County Bar". In 1883, he was elected to the New York State Senate and began serving on January 1, 1884, in the 107th New York State Legislature replacing fellow Democrat Addison P. Jones. He served through the 108th Legislature until December 31, 1885, when he was replaced by Henry C. Connelly.

Personal life

On May 25, 1871, Van Shaick was married to Frances Elizabeth Shaver (1851–1923), who was born at Hyndsville and was the daughter of Charles H. Shaver and Salina (née Hynds) Shaver, a descendant of the prominent Schuyler family of Albany. Together, they were the parents of:

He also served as secretary of the Schoharie County Anti-Horse Thief Society, president of the Cobleskill Agricultural Society, member of Holland Society of New York. He was the first Sachem of the Improved Order of Red Men in Cobleskill and was a Mason.

Van Shaick died on June 9, 1923, in Cobleskill, also in Schoharie County, New York. His widow died a few months later in August 1923.

References

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  3. 1 2 3 4 Mass.), Williston Seminary (Easthampton (1875). Alumni Records from 1842 to 1874. C. W. Bryan, printers. p. 190. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
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  5. ↑ The New York Red Book compiled by Edgar L. Murlin (published by James B. Lyon, Albany NY, 1897; pg. 384f, 403 for senators.
  6. ↑ Biographical sketches of the Members of the Legislature in The Evening Journal Almanac (1885) [e-book].
  7. ↑ ERWIN DEFEATS HUBBELL in NYT on January 6, 1885.
  8. ↑ "The Cobleskill Index" (Cobleskill, NY), Aug. 30, 1923, Page 10.
  9. ↑ "Dr. John van Schaick, Minister, Editor. Pastor of Universalist National in Capital Many Years Dies. Aided Red Cross Abroad". New York Times. May 17, 1949. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
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  11. ↑ "MRS. JOHN VAN SCHAICK". The New York Times. 4 November 1955. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  12. ↑ "VAN SCHAICK DIES; FREED AT MANILA; Colonel, Native of Cobleskill, Won Congressional Medal in the Philippines". The New York Times. 10 March 1945. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
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  15. ↑ Yale Alumni Weekly. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University. 1909. p. 453. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  16. ↑ Reynolds, Cuyler (1911). Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs (Vol. III ed.). New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. pp. 1361–1362. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  17. ↑ "JOHN VAN SCHAICK". www.legacy.com. The Daily Gazette Co. January 7, 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  18. ↑ "MRS. JOHN VAN SCHAICK.Mother of Washington Clergyman Dies in New York Town". Evening Star. 27 August 1923. p. 7. Retrieved 9 February 2021.