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 [decorative delimiter] Class of 1875

Vol. III
p245
2570

(Born N. Y.)

William N. Dykman

(Ap'd N. Y.)

21

Born Cold Spring, NY.​a

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1871, to June 16, 1875, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Second Lieut., 22d Infantry, June 16, 1875.

Served: in garrison at Ft. Brady, Mich., Oct. 4, 1875, to June, 1876, — and Ft. Porter, N. Y., June, 1876; Scouting in Montana, to Sep. 6, 1876; and on leave of absence, to Oct. 1, 1876.

Resigned, Oct. 1, 1876.

Civil History. — Counselor at Law, Brooklyn, N. Y., since 1878.

Vol. IV
p256
[Supplement, Vol. IV: 1890‑1900]

Civil History. — Lawyer of New York City. — Municipal Civil Commissioner, New York City, appointed Jan. 1, 1898. — Reappointed May, 1899. — President New York Dry Dock and Repair Co. — Director Brooklyn Trust Co. and Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad Co. — Residence, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Vol. V
p232
[Supplement, Vol. V: 1900‑1910]

Civil History. — Lawyer in New York City; Director and Vice-President Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad Co.; Director Brooklyn Daily Eagle; Director Bush Terminal Co. — Residence, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Vol. VI
p202
[Supplement, Vol. VI: 1910‑1920]

(William Nelson Dykman, Born Oct. 11, 1854.)

Military History. —

Second Lieut., 22d Infantry, June 16, 1875.

Resigned, Oct. 1, 1876.

Civil History. — Lawyer in New York City; Trustee Brooklyn Daily Eagle; Director Bush Terminal Co.; Trustee Brooklyn Trust Co.; Director Brooklyn City R. R. Co.; American Surety Company of New York; International Elevating Company; Lalance and Grosjean Manufacturing Company; Woodhaven Water Supply Company; member Civil Service Commission, New York City, Jan. 1, 1898, to Jan. 1, 1904; member New York State Constitutional Convention, 1915; member District Board for the City of New York, under Selective Service Act, 1917‑1918;  p203 member Executive Committee, Mayor's Committee on National Defense, New York City, 1916‑1917.

Address: 177 Montague Street, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Vol. VII
p129
[Supplement, Vol. VII: 1920‑1930]

Military History. —

Second Lieutenant, 22nd Infantry, June 16, 1875.

Resigned, Oct. 1, 1876.

Civil History. — Lawyer in New York City; Director Bush Terminal Co.; Trustee Brooklyn Trust Co.; American Surety Company of New York; International Elevating Company; Member Civil Service Commission, New York City, Jan. 1, 1898, to Jan. 1, 1904; Member New York State Constitutional Convention, 1915; Member District Board for the City of New York, under Selective Service Act, 1917‑1918; Member Executive Committee, Mayor's Committee on National Defense, New York City, 1916‑1917; Member Constitutional Convention, 1921; President New York State Bar Association, 1923‑1924; Director Brooklyn & Queens Transit Corp.

Address: 177 Montague St., Brooklyn, N. Y.

Vol. VIII
p51
[Supplement, Vol. VIII: 1930‑1940]

Military History: —

2d Lt. 22nd Inf., June 16, 1875.

Resigned, Oct. 1, 1876.

Died, July 20, 1937, at Glen Cove, L. I., N. Y.: Aged 82.

See Annual Association of Graduates, U. S. M. A., 1938, for an obituary notice, with a portrait.º

Buried, Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY.


Thayer's Note:

a Mr. Dykman's birthplace from his AOG obituary.


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