Bennet Van Syckel (April 17, 1830 – December 19, 1921) was an associate justice of the
New Jersey Supreme Court from 1869 to 1904.
[Sackett, William Edgar; and Scannell, John James]
''Scannell's New Jersey First Citizens: Biographies and Portraits of the Notable Living Men and Women of New Jersey with Informing Glimpses Into the State's History and Affairs, Volume 1''
p. 511. J. J. Scannell, 1917. Accessed July 13, 2016. "BENNET VAN SYCKEL— Trenton.— Jurist. Born in Bethlehem, Hunterdon Co., April 17, 1830."
Van Syckel was born on April 17, 1830, in
Bethlehem Township, New Jersey, the son of Aaron Van Syckel and Mary ( Bird).
[
He graduated ]Princeton University
Princeton University is a private university, private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial Colleges, fourth-oldest ins ...
in 1846 and was the oldest living member of his class when he died. He was admitted to bar and in 1851 began his practice in Flemington.
He served as Justice of Supreme Court of the New Jersey from 1869 to 1904.
See also
* New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals
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**New Jersey Superior Court (including the Appellate Division; 15 vicinages)
** New Jersey Tax Court
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* List of justices of the Supreme Court of New Jersey
Current justices
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List of justices before 1947
Before 1947 and particularly after 1844, the structure of the New Jersey state judiciary was incredibly complex. In some cases, it is not entirely clear whether the following justices served on th ...
References
External links
Van Syckel, Bennett New Jersey State Library
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1830 births
1921 deaths
People from Bethlehem Township, New Jersey
Princeton University alumni
Justices of the Supreme Court of New Jersey
Politicians from Trenton, New Jersey