James Adams Van Dyke was Mayor of Detroit:
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*More about Van Dyke from the City of Detroit...Volume 3:
"A native of... Franklin county, Pennsylvania. James Adams Van Dyke was born in December 1813, his parents being William and Nancy (Duncan) Van Dyke, the former of Holland Dutch ancestry while the latter came of Scotch lineage."
"He was best known however from his connection with the early history of the Detroit fire department."
"His death which occurred May 7, 1855, was an especially severe loss to the fire department...".
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