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


Biography

Davis Dimock Jr. was born in
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). He attended the schools of the pioneer settlement of
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, 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

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.
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See also

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References

Retrieved on 2009-5-15
The Political Graveyard
1801 births 1842 deaths People from Exeter, Pennsylvania Burials at the Congressional Cemetery Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives {{Pennsylvania-Representative-stub