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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—New JerseySamuel DICK
(1740-1812)
DICK, Samuel, a Delegate
from New Jersey; born in Nottingham, Prince Georges County, Md.,
November 14, 1740; received a classical education; studied medicine
in Scotland, and commenced practice in Salem, N.J., in 1770; member
of the New Jersey Provincial congress in 1776; was appointed
colonel of the First Battalion, Salem County Militia, in 1776;
assistant surgeon in the Continental Army in the Canadian campaign;
member of the first State general assembly; appointed collector of
customs for the western district of New Jersey in 1778; Member of
the Continental Congress in 1784 and 1785; delegate to the New
Jersey State convention in 1787 to ratify the Federal Constitution;
surrogate of Salem County 1785-1804; died in Salem, Salem County,
N.J., November 16, 1812; interment in St. John’s Episcopal
Churchyard.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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