Augustus Van Wyck [SEP] educated at
) and his wife Margretia Brinckerhoff Van Wyck. His older brother Samuel, a Confederate surgeon, was killed during the war and his sister, Lydia Ann, married Robert Hoke, a Confederate General. Roots of the Van Wyck family date back to early Dutch immigration to North America. One of the first descendants of the family, Cornelius Barents Van Wyck came from the town of Wyck, the Netherlands in 1650.
Augustus Van Wyck's education led him to Phillips Exeter Academy and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Augustus Van Wyck
Augustus Van Wyck (October 14, 1850 – June 8, 1922) was a Supreme Court Justice of Brooklyn, New York. In 1898 he received the Democratic Nomination for New York State governor against the Republican choice, Theodore Roosevelt.
Background.
Son of William Van Wyck, Augustus was born October 14, 1850. His brother Robert A. Van Wyck served as Mayor of New York City. Charles Van Wyck was a distant cousin; their common ancestors were Theodorus Van Wyck (1668-1753