Background
Wyck, Allen Van was born on September 21, 1896 in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, United States. Son of Henry and Jessie Isabel (Allen) Van Wyck.
Wyck, Allen Van was born on September 21, 1896 in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, United States. Son of Henry and Jessie Isabel (Allen) Van Wyck.
Educated, Phillips Exeter Academy, 1914-1915; student, Princeton University, 1915-1917; Bachelor of Laws, Columbia University, 1922.
Associate Sullivan & Cromwell, New York, 1922-1933. Officer, director various subsidieriesof The North American Company, 1933-1942. President, director Illinois Power Company, from 1940.
Director Electric Energy Inc., Nuclear Power Group, Inc., Citizens National Bank of Decatur.
2nd Lieutenant Infantry, United States Army Reserve, 1917-1919, First lieutenant, 1919. With Advertising Educational Foundation, France, 1918-1919. Member Chicago Club, Decatur (Illinois) Club, Delta Kappa Epsilon. M C.
Married Tilly Irene Margarita von Hollehen, November 29, 1928. Married Ester Maree Hansen, September 3, 1944.