William Weightman Valk (October 12, 1806 – September 20, 1879) was a soldier in the American Civil War and a U.S.
In 1830, Valk earned a degree in medicine, graduating from the University of South Carolina at Columbia in 1830.
Valk joined the California Gold Rush in 1849 and, upon failure, opened a practice on Long Island.
Finally settled in Flushing, New York, and continued the practice of medicine until elected to Congress.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress