Justin Dwinell
Justin Dwinell (October 28, 1785 Shaftsbury, Bennington County, Vermont - September 17, 1850 Cazenovia, Madison County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life [edit]
He was the son of Stephen Dwinell (1745–1801) and Susanna (Olin) Dwinell. He attended Williams College, and graduated from Yale College in 1808. Then he studied law in Troy with John D. Dickinson, was admitted to the bar in 1811, and commenced practice in Cazenovia. On September 12, 1813, he married Louise Whipple, and they had nine children.
He was member of the New York State Assembly in 1820-21 and 1822. He was First Judge of the Madison County Court from 1823 to 1828.
Dwinell was elected as a Crawford Democratic-Republican to the 18th United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1823, to March 3, 1825. He was District Attorney of Madison County from 1837 to 1845.
He was buried at the Evergreen Cemetery in Cazenovia.
References [edit]
- Justin Dwinell at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 71, 197f, 271, 361 and 376; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858) [gives wrong listing on pg. 361]
- Reminiscences of Louise S. Dwinelle at RootsWeb
- The True Genealogy of the Dunnel and Dwinnell family of New England by Henry Gale Dunnel (pages 30 and 47)
External links [edit]
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Albert H. Tracy |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 22nd congressional district 1823 - 1825 |
Succeeded by John Miller |
- 1785 births
- 1850 deaths
- Williams College alumni
- People from Madison County, New York
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York
- Yale University alumni
- New York Democratic-Republicans
- People from Bennington County, Vermont
- New York state court judges
- County district attorneys in New York
- Members of the New York State Assembly
