Winant Van Winkle

{{short description|American politician (1879–1943)}}

{{infobox officeholder

|name=Winant Van Winkle

|state_senate=New Jersey

|district=Bergen County

|term_start=1935

|term_end=1940

|predecessor=William H. J. Ely

|successor=Lloyd L. Schroeder

|birth_date={{birth date|1879|3|17}}

|birth_place=Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.

|death_date={{death year and age|1943|1879}}

|party=Republican

|spouse=Jessie Van Winkle

|relations=Daniel Van Winkle (grandfather)

|profession=Politician

}}

Winant Van Winkle (March 17, 1879–1943) was an American politician who served in the New Jersey Senate from 1935 to 1940, representing Bergen County as a Republican.{{citation|title=300th Anniversary Journal of the Van Winkle Family|page=21}}

Early life

Winkle was born and raised in Rutherford, New Jersey.

Career

Winkle served in the New Jersey Senate from 1935 to 1940, representing Bergen County as a Republican.

Personal life and death

Winkle was married.{{cite web|url=https://www.archives.com/1940-census/winant-van-winkle-nj-125462712|title=Winant Van Winkle in the 1940 Census|publisher=Ancestry.com|access-date=June 2, 2023|via=Archives.com}}

Winkle was part of the eighth generation of his family in Bergen County. His grandfather, Daniel Van Winkle, served as the leader of the Republican Party of Bergen.{{cite web|last=Fitzgerald|first=J.A.|year=1940|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R8UGAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Winant+Van+Winkle%22+Rutherford+Republican|title=Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, Volume 164|page=256|access-date=December 21, 2022}}

Winkle died in 1943.{{cite web|url=https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vanwagenen-vaudain.html#ROC1F6B04|title=Vanwagenan to Vaudt|publisher=The Political Graveyard|access-date=December 21, 2022}}

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|title=Member of the New Jersey Senate from the Bergen County district

|before=William H. J. Ely

|after=Lloyd L. Schroeder

|years=1935–1940

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Category:1879 births

Category:1943 deaths

Category:Republican Party New Jersey state senators

Category:Politicians from Bergen County, New Jersey

Category:People from Rutherford, New Jersey

Category:American politicians of Dutch descent

Category:20th-century members of the New Jersey Legislature