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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsBenjamin DEAN
(1824-1897)
DEAN, Benjamin, a
Representative from Massachusetts; born in Clitheroe, England,
August 14, 1824; immigrated to the United States with his parents,
who settled in Lowell, Mass.; attended Lowell schools, and
Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H.; studied law; was admitted to the
bar in 1845 and commenced practice in Lowell; moved to Boston in
1852 and continued the practice of law; served in the State senate
in 1862, 1863, and 1869; member of the common council 1865-1866 and
1872-1873; successfully contested as a Democrat the election of
Walbridge A. Field to the Forty-fifth Congress and served from
March 28, 1878, to March 3, 1879; was not a candidate for
renomination in 1878 to the Forty-sixth Congress; resumed the
practice of law in Boston; member of the board of park
commissioners for several years and served as chairman; died in
South Boston, Mass., April 9, 1897; interment in Lowell Cemetery,
Lowell, Mass.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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