Van Dyke 's political career also began in 1847 ; he was elected to the Thirtieth and Thirty-first Congresses as a Whig . He served until March 3 , 1851 . Van Dyke declined re-nomination for another term , choosing instead to continue his law practice . He was a delegate to the 1856 Republican National Convention , and from 1859 to 1866 he served as a judge on the New Jersey Supreme Court
1856 Republican National Convention
1856 Republican National Convention
John Van Dyke (politician)