John van Schaick Jr. (November 18, 1873 - May 16, 1949), was a minister of the
Universalist National Memorial Church from 1900 to 1918, and again from 1920 to 1922.
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Biography
He was born in Cobleskill, New York, on November 18, 1873, to John van Schaick Sr. and Frances Elizabeth Shaver. He attended Union College
Union College is a private liberal arts college in Schenectady, New York. Founded in 1795, it was the first institution of higher learning chartered by the New York State Board of Regents, and second in the state of New York, after Columbia Co ...
in Schenectady, New York
Schenectady () is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. As of the 2020 census, the city's population of 67,047 made it the state's ninth-largest city by population. The city is in eastern New Y ...
, from 1891 to 1894. He was principal of Sharon Springs Academy in Kansas, then was employed for a year as a history teacher at Emporia College
Emporia State University (Emporia State or ESU) is a public university in Emporia, Kansas, United States. Established in March 1863 as the Kansas State Normal School, Emporia State is the third-oldest public university in the state of Kansas. E ...
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He was ]ordained
Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform va ...
in 1900 at the Universalist National Memorial Church and was a minister there from 1900 to 1918, and again from 1920 to 1922.[
He died on May 16, 1949, in ]Washington, D.C.
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People from Cobleskill, New York
1873 births
1949 deaths
Clergy of the Universalist Church of America