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Robert Anderson Van Wyck was the son of William Van Wyck and Lydia Ann Maverick. He was one of seven children, including two brothers Augustus and Samuel Maverick, a Confederate Regimental Surgeon. [3] [4] He studied at the Wilson Academy in North Carolina, and later graduated from Columbia University, where he was valedictorian of his class. [5]
Van Wyck Boulevard (IND Queens Boulevard Line), former alternate name for the Briarwood (IND Queens Boulevard Line) subway station in New York City Van Wyck Expressway , also known as Interstate 678, an interstate highway spur route in New York City
Interstate 678 (I-678) is a north–south auxiliary Interstate Highway that extends for 14 miles (23 km) through two boroughs of New York City.The route begins at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Jamaica Bay and travels north through Queens and across the East River to the Bruckner Interchange in the Bronx, where I-678 ends and the Hutchinson River Parkway begins.
The name "Van Wyck" comes from a Dutch habitational name for someone from any of the many places in the Netherlands named Wijk, from the Dutch word wijk, meaning "district" or "settlement". [5] There are several ways of pronouncing the name of the community—"Van Wick", "Van Wack", and "Van Wike".
Born near Fishkill, New York, Van Wyck attended the public schools and Fishkill Academy. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. Van Wyck was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 17th and 18th United States Congresses, holding office from December 3, 1821, to March 3, 1825. He was Chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office ...
Augustus Van Wyck was born in New York City on October 14, 1850, a son of William Van Wyck and Lydia Ann (Maverick) Van Wyck. His brother Robert A. Van Wyck served as Mayor of New York City . [ 1 ] Charles Van Wyck was a distant cousin; their common ancestors were Theodorus Van Wyck (1668-1753) and his wife Margretia Brinckerhoff Van Wyck. [ 2 ]
Francis Van Wyck Mason (November 11, 1901 – August 28, 1978) was an American historian and novelist. He had a long and prolific career as a writer spanning 50 years ...
The Cornelius Van Wyck House is an 18th-century Dutch Colonial home located on the shore of Little Neck Bay in the Douglaston section of Queens in New York City.This house overlooks Little Neck Bay and is well known for both its age and architecture, and especially for its original owners. [3]