He was admitted to the bar on May 17, 1877, and commenced the practice of law in New York City in 1881. He served as member of the Civil Service Commission of New York City in 1895–1897. He was a trustee and vice president of St. Luke's Hospital, New York City.
Olcott was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-ninth, Sixtieth, and Sixty-first Congresses (March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1910. He continued the practice of law in New York City until his death on June 1, 1940. He was interred in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.
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December 15, 2023
vechten, olcott, jacob, vechten, olcott, 1856, june, 1940, representative, from, york, jacob, vechten, olcottborn, 1856, 1856new, york, citydiedjune, 1940, 1940, aged, educationthirteenth, street, school, college, city, york, columbia, schoolknown, formember, . Jacob Van Vechten Olcott May 17 1856 June 1 1940 was a U S Representative from New York Jacob Van Vechten OlcottBorn 1856 05 17 May 17 1856New York CityDiedJune 1 1940 1940 06 01 aged 84 EducationThirteenth Street School College of the City of New York Columbia Law SchoolKnown forMember of the Civil Service Commission of New York City trustee and vice president of St Luke s HospitalOfficeMember of the U S House of RepresentativesPolitical partyRepublicanRelativesNew York County D A William M K Olcott and mining engineer Eben Erskine Olcott brothers J Van Vechten Olcott New York CongressmanBorn in New York City Olcott attended public schools including the Thirteenth Street School 1 He also attended the College of the City of New York He was graduated from the Columbia Law School at New York City in May 1877 He was admitted to the bar on May 17 1877 and commenced the practice of law in New York City in 1881 He served as member of the Civil Service Commission of New York City in 1895 1897 He was a trustee and vice president of St Luke s Hospital New York City Olcott was elected as a Republican to the Fifty ninth Sixtieth and Sixty first Congresses March 4 1905 March 3 1911 He was not a candidate for renomination in 1910 He continued the practice of law in New York City until his death on June 1 1940 He was interred in Green Wood Cemetery Brooklyn New York New York County D A William M K Olcott and mining engineer Eben Erskine Olcott were his brothers Sources editUnited States Congress J Van Vechten Olcott id O000059 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress References edit Old Boys Meet to Honor Dr Hunter PDF The New York Times November 22 1908 Retrieved December 25 2017 External links edit nbsp Media related to J Van Vechten Olcott at Wikimedia CommonsU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byWilliam H Douglas Member of the U S House of Representatives from New York s 15th congressional district1905 1911 Succeeded byThomas G Patten nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title J Van Vechten Olcott amp oldid 1185661649, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
