Arlington P. Van Dyke
Arlington Paul Van Dyke (October 26, 1926 – February 28, 1990) was an American businessman and politician from New York.
Biography
[edit]Van Dyke was born on October 26, 1926, in Cobleskill, Schoharie County, New York.[1] He is not related to Dick Van Dyke. He was a January 1945 graduate of Middleburgh (New York) Central School. Following graduation, he entered the U.S. Army/Air Force and served in the military police, and was honorably discharged from the service in 1946.[2] He married Doris West of Middleburgh during his military tour and they subsequently raised three children. He then joined his father-in-law, Harry J. West at West Garage, an automobile repair business and later a Studebaker dealership in Middleburgh. Van Dyke established a Chrysler dealership in 1957 and a real estate development corporation in 1959.[2]
Van Dyke entered politics as a Republican. He was Mayor of the Village of Middleburgh from 1961 to 1964; Supervisor of the Town of Middleburgh from 1973 to 1978; and Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Schoharie County in 1978.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (105th D.) in 1979 and 1980[3]
He died on February 28, 1990, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, en route to New York, following a vacation in Florida with his wife. The exact cause of his death is unknown.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ New York Red Book (1979–1980; pg. 293)
- ^ a b University of Michigan, The New York Red Book, J.B. Lyon Company, Albany, New York, page 293, 1980
- ^ Cook, Charles D.; "State of New York Legislative Resolution" No. 717, 6 March 1990
- ^ Albany Times Union, March 1, 1990