Isaac W. Van Schaick
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Isaac Whitbeck Van Schaick (December 7, 1817 – August 22, 1901) was a U.S. Representative
from Wisconsin
. He was the uncle of Aaron Van Schaick Cochrane.
on 7 December 1817. He married Eliza Sanderson, daughter of John Sanderson and Margaret Whitfield in 1842 in Athens, New York.
Isaac Van Schaick engaged in the manufacture of glue in New York. He moved to Chicago in 1857, and to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1861, where he was in the flour-milling business with the Sanderson family.
from 1873 to 1875. He served in the Wisconsin State Senate
from 1877 to 1882.
Van Schaick was elected as a Republican
to the Forty-ninth Congress in 1884. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1886, and was succeeded by Henry Smith
of the Union Labor Party.
Van Schaick defeated Smith for election to the Fifty-first Congress in 1888, receiving 22,212 votes to 20,685 for Smith (running on the Democratic
and Labor tickets), 527 for Socialist
John Schuler and 302 for Prohibitionist
George Heckendorn. He was not a candidate for renomination to Congress in 1890, but instead ran unsuccessfully for State Senator.
in 1894, where he lived in retirement until his death there August 22, 1901. He was interred in Athens Cemetery, Athens, New York
.
United States House of Representatives
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from Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
. He was the uncle of Aaron Van Schaick Cochrane.
Early life
Van Schaick was born in Coxsackie, New YorkCoxsackie, New York
Coxsackie is the name of more than one place in New York, USA.*Coxsackie , New York*Coxsackie , New York*Coxsackie Correctional Facility...
on 7 December 1817. He married Eliza Sanderson, daughter of John Sanderson and Margaret Whitfield in 1842 in Athens, New York.
Isaac Van Schaick engaged in the manufacture of glue in New York. He moved to Chicago in 1857, and to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1861, where he was in the flour-milling business with the Sanderson family.
Politics
Van Schaick was elected to the Milwaukee Common Council in 1871. He served as member of the Wisconsin State AssemblyWisconsin State Assembly
The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin....
from 1873 to 1875. He served in the Wisconsin State Senate
Wisconsin State Senate
The Wisconsin Senate, the powers of which are modeled after those of the U.S. Senate, is the upper house of the Wisconsin State Legislature, smaller than the Wisconsin State Assembly...
from 1877 to 1882.
Van Schaick was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Forty-ninth Congress in 1884. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1886, and was succeeded by Henry Smith
Henry Smith (Wisconsin)
Henry Smith was a millwright and politician who was elected a member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin from 1887 - 1889 as a member of the Union Labor Party. He also served as a Socialist member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1878...
of the Union Labor Party.
Van Schaick defeated Smith for election to the Fifty-first Congress in 1888, receiving 22,212 votes to 20,685 for Smith (running on the Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
and Labor tickets), 527 for Socialist
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...
John Schuler and 302 for Prohibitionist
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...
George Heckendorn. He was not a candidate for renomination to Congress in 1890, but instead ran unsuccessfully for State Senator.
Late life
He moved to Catonsville, MarylandCatonsville, Maryland
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in 1894, where he lived in retirement until his death there August 22, 1901. He was interred in Athens Cemetery, Athens, New York
Athens, New York
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.