Early Life and Education
The son of William Van Wyck and his wife, he had a brother Augustus and sister Lydia Van Wyck. Robert studied at the Wilson Academy in North Carolina. He later graduated from Columbia University, where he was valedictorian of his class. His sister Lydia married Robert Hoke of North Carolina, a Confederate general during the American Civil War and businessman.
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