Daniel Dewey

American politician

Daniel Dewey
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 12th district
In office
March 4, 1813 – February 24, 1814
Preceded byEzekiel Bacon
Succeeded byJohn W. Hulbert
Personal details
Born(1766-01-29)January 29, 1766
Sheffield, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
DiedMay 26, 1815(1815-05-26) (aged 49)
Williamstown, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyFederalist
Alma materYale College
ProfessionLawyer

Daniel Dewey (January 29, 1766 – May 26, 1815) was a U.S. Representative from Sheffield, Massachusetts.

Career

Born in Sheffield in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Dewey attended Yale College. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1787 and commenced practice in Williamstown, Massachusetts. He was treasurer of Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts from 1798 to 1814. He served as member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council 1809–1812.

Dewey was elected as a Federalist to the Thirteenth Congress and served from March 4, 1813, until February 24, 1814, when he resigned, having been assigned to a judicial position. He was appointed by Governor Caleb Strong an associate judge of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on February 24, 1814, and served until his death in Williamstown, Massachusetts, May 26, 1815. He was interred in West Lawn Cemetery.

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 12th congressional district
March 4, 1813 – February 28, 1814 		Succeeded by
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Preceded by
Samuel Sewall
 Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
1814–1815 		Succeeded by
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