Calvin D. Van Name
Calvin Decker Van Name (January 3, 1857 – September 14, 1924) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life
[edit]Van Name was born on January 3, 1857, in Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, the son of oyster planter William Henry Van Name.[1]
Van Name graduated from New York University School of Law in 1877.[2] He was taught law by then-state senator Bradford Prince. He was admitted to the bar once he reached 21.[1] He then began practicing law and opened a law office in Manhattan, although he continued living in Mariners Harbor.[3]
In 1900, Van Name was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Democrat, representing Richmond County. He served in the Assembly in 1901[4] and 1914.[3] In 1915, he became Borough President of Staten Island to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the Charles J. McCormack.[5] He was elected to the office in 1917.[6] He later became special investigator of the city law department, a position he held when he died.[7]
Van Name was a member of the Freemasons and the Holland Society.[1]
Van Name died at home on September 14, 1924.[7] He was buried in Lake Cemetery in Graniteville.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Morris, Ira K. (1900). Morris's Memorial History of Staten Island. Staten Island, N.Y. pp. 339–341 – via Google Books.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ General Alumni Catalogue of New York University: 1916. 1916. pp. 98–99 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Murlin, Edgar L. (1914). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. pp. 184–185 – via Google Books.
- ^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1901). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: James B. Lyon. p. 177 – via Google Books.
- ^ Proceedings of the Board of Aldermen of the City of New York From July 6 to September 21, 1915. Vol. III. New York, N.Y. 1915 – via Google Books.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "A Tammany Sweep" (PDF). The New York Times. Vol. LXVII, no. 21837. New York, N.Y. 7 November 1917. pp. 1–2.
- ^ a b "Calvin D. Van Name Dies". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Vol. 84, no. 259. New York, N.Y. 16 September 1924. p. 3 – via Brooklyn Public Library: Historical Newspapers.
- ^ "City Officials at Van Name's Bier" (PDF). The New York Times. Vol. LXXIV, no. 24344. New York, N.Y. 18 September 1924. p. 21.
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- 1857 births
- 1924 deaths
- Staten Island borough presidents
- New York University School of Law alumni
- 19th-century American lawyers
- 20th-century American lawyers
- Lawyers from New York City
- Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
- American Freemasons
- People from Mariners Harbor, Staten Island
- 20th-century members of the New York State Legislature