Davis Dimock, Jr.

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

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.

References

• Davis Dimock, Jr. at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2009-5-15
• The Political Graveyard

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Samuel Wells Morris	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district 1841 - 1842	Succeeded by Almon H. Read

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Name	Dimock, Davis
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Short description	American politician
Date of birth	September 17, 1801
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Date of death	January 13, 1842
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