Born near
Fishkill, New York, Van Wyck attended the public schools and Fishkill Academy. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. Van Wyck was elected as a
Democratic-Republican to the
17th and
18th United States Congresses, holding office from December 3, 1821, to March 3, 1825. He was Chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (18th Congress). He removed to
Sudley, Virginia, and engaged in planting. He returned to
Dutchess County, New York, and died in Fishkill. He was buried at the Dutch Reformed Churchyard. ==References==