Isaac Whitbeck Van Schaick   [1817-1901]

 

Isaac Whitbeck Van Schaick was born in Coxsackie, Greene County, NY on December 17, 1817. He was an uncle of Aaron Van Schaick Cochrane [1858]. He apparently did not have any college education. He was engaged in glue manufacturing.

In 1857, he moved to Chicago and four years later, in 1861 to Wisconsin. He became involved in the flour milling business in Milwaukee, WI. He was elected to the Milwaukee Common Council in 1871, and he was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1873 to 1875. He also served in the Wisconsin State Senate from 1877 to 1882.

In 1884, he ran for 49^th U.S. Congress and was successful. He served in Congress from March 4, 1885 to March 1887. He decided not to run for the 50^th U.S. Congress but did run for the 51^st U.S. Congress and served from March 1889 to March 1891. He decided not to run for the next Congress.

In 1890 he ran for a seat in the Wisconsin State Senate but was unsuccessful. He moved to Catonsville, Baltimore County, MD in 1894, and lived there during his retirement years. He passed away in Catonsville, MD on August 22, 1901 at the age of 83. He was interred in Athens Cemetery, in Athens, NY. He apparently wanted to be buried in the State of New York, the State in which he was born.

 

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