Davis Dimock Jr.
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Davis Dimock Jr. | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 17th district | |
In office March 4, 1841 – January 13, 1842 | |
Preceded by | Samuel Wells Morris |
Succeeded by | Almon Heath Read |
Personal details | |
Born | Exeter, Pennsylvania | September 17, 1801
Died | January 13, 1842 Montrose, Pennsylvania | (aged 40)
Political party | Democratic |
Davis Dimock Jr. (September 17, 1801 – January 13, 1842) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Biography
Davis Dimock Jr. was born in Exeter, Pennsylvania (near Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania). He attended the schools of the pioneer settlement of Montrose, Pennsylvania, and the Susquehanna County Academy at Montrose. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1833 and commenced practice in Montrose, and was also engaged in editorial work. He was appointed Susquehanna County treasurer in 1834.
Dimock was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-seventh Congress and served until his death in Montrose in 1842. Interment in Montrose Cemetery. Cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C.
See also
References
- United States Congress. "Davis Dimock Jr. (id: D000352)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2009-5-15
- The Political Graveyard
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