John Van Dyke

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John Van Dyke (born April 3, 1807 in Lamington, Somerset County, New Jersey; died December 24, 1878 in Wabasha, Minnesota) was a jurist and politician in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

After completing his preparatory and law studies, Van Dyke was admitted to the Bar in 1836. He began practice in New Brunswick. In 1841, Van Dyke became prosecuting attorney of Middlesex County. A few years later, in 1846-47, he served as president of the Bank of New Jersey at New Brunswick.

Van Dyke's political career began also in 1847; he was elected to the Thirtieth and Thirty-first Congresses as a Whig. He served until March 3, 1851. Van Dyke declined re-nomination for another term, choosing instead to continue his law practice. In 1856 he became a delegate to the 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 as a state senator from 1872 to 1873 and a judge of the third judicial district from 1873-1878.

Van Dyke is interred in Riverview Cemetery.