Gilbert Dean
Gilbert Dean (August 14, 1819 Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, New York - October 12, 1870 Poughkeepsie, New York, Dutchess Co., NY) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
[edit] Life
He was educated at Amenia Seminary, and graduated from Yale College in 1841. Then he studied law, was admitted to the, and commenced practice in Poughkeepsie in 1844.
Dean was elected as a Democrat to the 32nd and 33rd United States Congresses, and served from March 4, 1851, to July 3, 1854, when he resigned.
He was appointed ajustice of the New York Supreme Court (2nd District) on June 26, 1854, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Seward Barculo, and remained on the bench until the end of 1855, being ex officio a judge of the New York Court of Appeals in 1855. Afterwards he removed to New York City, and resumed the practice of law.
He was buried at the Presbyterian Cemetery in Pleasant Valley. Later he was re-interred at the Portland Evergreen Cemetery in Brocton, New York.
[edit] References
- Gilbert Dean at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 350; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
- [1] Court of Appeals judges
| United States House of Representatives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ransom Halloway |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 8th congressional district 1851 - 1853 |
Succeeded by Francis B. Cutting |
| Preceded by David L. Seymour |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 12th congressional district 1853 - 1854 |
Succeeded by Isaac Teller |
