Bennet Van Syckel
{{Short description|American judge (1830–1921)}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1830|4|17}}
| birth_place = Bethlehem Township, New Jersey, US
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1921|12|19|1830|4|17}}
| death_place = Trenton, New Jersey, US
| resting_place = Riverview Cemetery
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| education = Princeton University
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| office = Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court
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| term_end = 1904
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Bennet Van Syckel (April 17, 1830 – December 19, 1921) was an associate justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1869 to 1904.Sackett, William Edgar; and Scannell, John James. [https://books.google.com/books?id=EZVQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA511 Scannell's New Jersey First Citizens: Biographies and Portraits of the Notable Living Men and Women of New Jersey with Informing Glimpses Into the State's History and Affairs, Volume 1], p. 511. J. J. Scannell, 1917. Accessed July 13, 2016. "Bennet Van Syckel— Trenton.— Jurist. Born in Bethlehem, Hunterdon Co., April 17, 1830."
Biography
Van Syckel was born on April 17, 1830, in Bethlehem Township, New Jersey, the son of Aaron Van Syckel and Mary ({{nee}} Bird).
He graduated Princeton University in 1846{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l_WMvEcaVBkC|title=The Burling Books: Ancestors and Descendants of Edward and Grace Burling, Quakers (1600-2000)|first=Jane|last=Thompson-Stahr|date=1 January 2001|publisher=Jane k thompson|isbn=9780961310400|accessdate=12 July 2016|via=Google Books}} and was the oldest living member of his class when he died.{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_21IAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA293 |title=The Oldest Living Graduate |date=1 January 1921 |magazine=Princeton Alumni Weekly |volume=XXII |number=13 |pages=293–294 |accessdate=2025-05-30 |via=Google Books}} He was admitted to bar and in 1851 began his practice in Flemington.
He served as Justice of Supreme Court of the New Jersey from 1869 to 1904.{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/spaj.html|title=The Political Graveyard: New Jersey: Associate Justices of Supreme Court|first=Lawrence|last=Kestenbaum|publisher=|accessdate=12 July 2016}}
He died December 19, 1921, and was interred at Riverview Cemetery in Trenton, where he resided.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-funeral-thursday-for-noted-jur/173497854/ |title=Funeral Thursday for Noted Jurist |newspaper=The Times |publication-place=Trenton, New Jersey |page=3 |date=1921-12-20 |access-date=2025-05-30 |via=Newspapers.com}}
See also
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External links
- [http://dspace.njstatelib.org:8080/xmlui/handle/10929/23097 Van Syckel, Bennett New Jersey State Library]
- {{cite web|url=https://www.ravellaw.com/opinions/b6b20532b2fdb7b084e6b36af109d995|title= Bennett Van Syckel |publisher= Ravel: Unravel the Law}}
- {{Find a Grave|23966628}}
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Category:People from Bethlehem Township, New Jersey
Category:Princeton University alumni