David Bronson (February 8, 1800 – November 20, 1863) was a

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from

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. Born in

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, he graduated from

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in 1819. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1823 and commenced practice in

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. He was elected a member of the

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, and was elected as a Whig to the

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to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of

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. He served from May 31, 1841, to March 3, 1843. He moved to Augusta and resumed the practice of law. Bronson was elected a member of the

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in 1846. He moved to

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and served as collector of customs. He was judge of probate for

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. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1856 to the Thirty-fifth Congress. Bronson died in St. Michaels, Maryland.

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1800 births 1863 deaths Dartmouth College alumni People from Suffield, Connecticut Politicians from Bath, Maine Politicians from Augusta, Maine People from St. Michaels, Maryland People from Anson, Maine Maine lawyers Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Maine 19th-century American lawyers 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives 19th-century members of the Maine Legislature {{Maine-politician-stub