Background
Dyke, John Van was born on April 3, 1807 in Lamington, New Jersey, United States.
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Dyke, John Van was born on April 3, 1807 in Lamington, New Jersey, United States.
Studied law.
After completing his preparatory and law studies, Van Dyke was admitted to the Bar in 1836. He began practice in New Brunswick, New Jersey. In 1841, Van Dyke became prosecuting attorney of Middlesex County.
A few years later, in 1846-1847, he served as president of the Bank of New Jersey at New Brunswick, while also serving as Mayor of New Brunswick, New Jersey.
He served until March 3, 1851. Van Dyke declined re-nomination for another term, choosing instead to continue his law practice.
He was a delegate to the 1856 Republican National Convention, and from 1859 to 1866 he served as a judge on the New Jersey Supreme Court. In 1868, Van Dyke moved to Wabasha, Minnesota, where he went on to serve in the Minnesota Senate from 1872 to 1873 and a judge of the third judicial district from 1873 to 1878.
Van Dyke"s political career also began in 1847. He was elected to the Thirtieth and Thirty-first Congresses as a Whig. Van Dyke is interred in Wabasha"s Riverview Cemetery.
Member United States House Member Minnesota