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{{Short description|American politician (1856–1940)}}
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| name          = Jacob Van Vechten Olcott
| birth_date    = {{Birth date|1856|05|17}}
| death_date    = {{Death date and age|1940|06|01|1856|05|17}}
| birth_place   = New York City
| party         = Republican
| office        = Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
| education     = Thirteenth Street School, College of the City of New York, [[Columbia Law School]]
| known_for     = Member of the Civil Service Commission of New York City, trustee and vice president of St. Luke's Hospital
| relatives     = New York County D. A. William M. K. Olcott and mining engineer Eben Erskine Olcott (brothers)
}}
[[File:OLCOTT, J.V.V. HONORABLE LCCN2016856465 (cropped).jpg|thumb|J. Van Vechten Olcott, New York Congressman]]
'''Jacob Van Vechten Olcott''' (May 17, 1856 – June 1, 1940) was a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[New York (state)|New York]].

Born in New York City, Olcott attended public schools, including the [[Thirteenth Street School]].<ref name="NYT">{{cite news|title="Old Boys" Meet to Honor Dr. Hunter|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1908/11/22/104813767.pdf|date=November 22, 1908|accessdate=December 25, 2017}}</ref> He also attended the [[City College of New York|College of the City of New York]]. He was graduated from the [[Columbia Law School]] at New York City in May 1877.

He was [[Admission to the bar in the United States|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 [[Mount Sinai Morningside|St. Luke's Hospital]], New York City.

Olcott was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to the [[59th United States Congress|Fifty-ninth]], [[60th United States Congress|Sixtieth]], and [[61st United States Congress|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.

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==External links==
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