▁In ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁Abraham ▁Lincoln ▁as ▁Ass istant ▁United ▁States ▁Tre as urer ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁He ▁was ▁re - app oint ed ▁by ▁Andrew ▁Johnson ▁and ▁held ▁office ▁until ▁ 1 8 6 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁he ▁became ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁Boston ▁Rail road , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Sa fe ▁De pos it ▁Company . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁from ▁kid ney ▁disease ▁at ▁his ▁residence ▁at ▁ 5 ▁Sp encer ▁Place , ▁in ▁Brook lyn , ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁the ▁Alb any ▁R ural ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Men ands , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁Mission ary ▁Corn el ius ▁Van ▁Al en ▁Van ▁Dy ck ▁( 1 8 1 8 – 1 8 9 5 ) ▁was ▁his ▁brother . ▁ ▁S ources ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Civil ▁List ▁compiled ▁by ▁Franklin ▁Benjamin ▁H ough ▁( pages ▁ 4 0 , ▁ 1 3 1 f , ▁ 1 4 6 , ▁ 3 2 3 ▁and ▁ 3 3 2 ; ▁We ed , ▁Par s ons ▁and ▁Co ., ▁ 1 8 5 8 ) ▁DE ATH ▁OF ▁H EN RY ▁H . ▁V AN ▁D Y CK ▁in ▁NY T ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁Van ▁Dy ck ▁gene al ogy ▁at ▁Family ▁Tree ▁M aker ▁List ▁of ▁public ▁officials ▁buried ▁at ▁Alb any ▁R ural ▁C