Isaac W. Van Schaick
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.
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Smith |
| Succeeded by | John L. Mitchell |
| In office March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 | |
| Preceded by | Peter V. Deuster |
| Succeeded by | Henry Smith |
| Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 5th district | |
| In office January 10, 1877 – January 10, 1883 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Hall Baker |
| Succeeded by | Jedd Philo Clark Cottrill |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Milwaukee 1st district | |
| In office January 13, 1875 – January 12, 1876 | |
| Preceded by | Alfred L. Cary |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Drew |
| In office January 8, 1873 – January 14, 1874 | |
| Preceded by | John W. Cary |
| Succeeded by | Alfred L. Cary |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 7, 1817 Coxsackie, New York |
| Died | August 22, 1901 (aged 83) Catonsville, Maryland |
| Resting place | Athens Rural Cemetery Athens, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Eliza Sanderson (died 1903) |
| Relations | Uncle of Aaron Van Schaick Cochrane |
| Occupation | Manufacturer |
Early life
Van Schaick was born in Coxsackie, New York 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 Assembly in 1873 and 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 as the representative of Wisconsin's 4th congressional district. 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 51st United States 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.[1] He was not a candidate for renomination to Congress in 1890, and was succeeded by Democrat John Lendrum Mitchell. In 1892 he ran unsuccessfully for State Senator from the Fourth District, losing to Democrat James W. Murphy.
Late life
He moved to Catonsville, Maryland in 1894, where he lived in retirement until his death there August 22, 1901. He was interred in Athens Cemetery, Athens, New York.
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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| Republican | Isaac W. Van Schaick | 510 | 85.28% | ||
| Democratic | Jacob Braun | 88 | 14.72% | ||
| Total votes | '598' | '100.0%' | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Isaac W. Van Schaick | 752 | 56.54% | ||
| Democratic | John W. Cary | 578 | 43.46% | ||
| Total votes | '1,330' | '100.0%' | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Isaac W. Van Schaick | 4,563 | 58.78% | ||
| Democratic | Henry C. Runkle | 3,200 | 41.22% | ||
| Total votes | '7,763' | '100.0%' | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Isaac W. Van Schaick (incumbent) | 3,437 | 53.80% | ||
| Democratic | David G. Hooker | 2,639 | 41.31% | ||
| Greenback | Robert Gunyan | 312 | 4.88% | ||
| Total votes | '6,388' | '100.0%' | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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| Republican | Isaac W. Van Schaick (incumbent) | 5,678 | 60.05% | ||
| Democratic | Henry Smith | 3,778 | 39.95% | ||
| Total votes | '9,456' | '100.0%' | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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| Republican | Isaac W. Van Schaick | 16,783 | 30.71% | ||
| Democratic | Peter V. Deuster (incumbent) | 15,907 | 27.07% | ||
| Labor | Henry Smith | 1,296 | 2.21% | ||
| C.E. Reed | 226 | 0.38% | |||
| H.C. Hobart | 1 | 0.00% | |||
| Total votes | '34,213' | '100.0%' | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Isaac W. Van Schaick | 22,212 | 30.71% | ||
| Democratic | Henry Smith (incumbent) | 20,685 | 28.60% | ||
| Socialist | John Schuler | 527 | 0.73% | ||
| Prohibition | George M. Heckendorn | 302 | 0.42% | ||
| Write-ins | 3 | 0.00% | |||
| Total votes | '43,729' | '100.0%' | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | |||||
External links
- United States Congress. "Isaac W. Van Schaick (id: V000058)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Isaac W. Van Schaick at Find a Grave
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Peter V. Deuster |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 4th congressional district March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 |
Succeeded by Henry Smith |
| Preceded by Henry Smith |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 4th congressional district March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 |
Succeeded by John L. Mitchell |
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