Davis Dimock Jr. (September 17, 1801 – January 13, 1842) served briefly as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1841 to 1842.

Davis Dimock Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 17th district
In office
March 4, 1841 – January 13, 1842
Preceded bySamuel Wells Morris
Succeeded byAlmon Heath Read
Personal details
Born(1801-09-17)September 17, 1801
Exeter, Pennsylvania
DiedJanuary 13, 1842(1842-01-13) (aged 40)
Montrose, Pennsylvania
Political partyDemocratic

Biography

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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.

Political career

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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 is in Montrose Cemetery. Cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C.

See also

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References

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  • United States Congress. "Davis Dimock Jr. (id: D000352)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2009-5-15
  • The Political Graveyard
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district

1841–1842
Succeeded by