Carl Van Dyke
Carl Van Dyke | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 4th district | |
In office March 4, 1915 – May 20, 1919 | |
Preceded by | Frederick Stevens |
Succeeded by | Oscar Keller |
Personal details | |
Born | Alexandria, Minnesota, U.S. | February 18, 1881
Died | May 20, 1919 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 38)
Resting place | Forest Cemetery, Saint Paul, Minnesota |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Myrtle Belle Van Dyke (m. 1901-1919, his death) |
Education | St. Paul College of Law |
Profession | Attorney |
Carl Chester Van Dyke (February 18, 1881 – May 20, 1919) was an American soldier, lawyer and politician from Minnesota.
Van Dyke was born in
St. Paul
. Van Dyke did not engage in extensive practice. He was elected Commander-in-Chief of the United Spanish War Veterans on September 6, 1918.
Van Dyke was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-fourth, Sixty-fifth, and Sixty-sixth congresses and served from March 4, 1915, until his death in Washington, D.C., May 20, 1919. On April 6, 1917, he voted against declaring war on Germany. His interment was in a mausoleum in Forest Cemetery, St. Paul, Minnesota.
See also
- List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- United States Congress. "Carl Van Dyke (id: V000034)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.