Background
Benschoten, William Henry Van was born on January 15, 1872 in Addison, New York, United States. Son of Henry and Mary (Northrop) V.
Benschoten, William Henry Van was born on January 15, 1872 in Addison, New York, United States. Son of Henry and Mary (Northrop) V.
Bachelor of Arts, Syracuse University, 1894, Master of Arts, 1895. Bachelor of Laws, Albany Law School, 1895.
New York State Constitutional Convention, 1894. Chief clerk in office of attorney-general of New York, 1896-1897. Admitted to bar, 1896.
Practiced with Bowers & Sands, New New York
Partner same, 1910-1917. Became member Bowers & Gerard, December, 1917, and Duer, Strong & Whitehead, May 15, 1918.
Of plaintiff’s counsel in libel suit of Theodore Roosevelt versus George A, Newett, 1913, and one of defendant’s counsel in libel suit of William Barnes versus Theodore Roosevelt, 1915. Chairman Commision on West Side Improvement New York City, appointed by Governor Whitman, 1917.
Trustee Syracuse University, Drew Theological Seminary, et cetera
Lay delegate General Conference of Methodist Episcopal Church Church, 1920-1924, Methodist Ecumenical Conference London, 1921.
Member Bowers & Gerard, December
Married Harriet East. Paddock, September 21, 1898. Children: Katharine, William H. Record clerk.