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:Republican Party New Jersey state senators
Category:Politicians from Bergen County, New Jersey
Category:People from Rutherford, New Jersey