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'''Nicholas Van Dyke''' (b. September 25, 1738; d. February 19, 1789) was a lawyer from [[Delaward]] who served as a delegate to the [[Continental Congress]] from 1777-1781. <ref>http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=V000036</ref>
==Early Life==
Bayard was born in New Castle County, Delaware, on September 25, 1738. He studied law in [[Philadelphia]], and was admitted to the bar in 1765.
==Continental Congress==
Bayard was elected to the Continental Congress in 1777 and served until 1781, during which time he signed the [[Articles of Confederation]].
==Death==
Van Dyke died in New Castle County, Delaware on February 19, 1789; he was interred in Immanuel Churchyard.
==Notable==
*Served as a delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1776.
*Father of Nicholas Van Dyke, a [[Federalist]] [[Senator]] who served in the tenth and eleventh Congresses.
==References==
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