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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IndianaEbenezer DUMONT
(1814-1871)
DUMONT, Ebenezer, a
Representative from Indiana; born in Vevay, Ind., November 23,
1814; pursued classical studies; studied law; was admitted to the
bar and commenced practice in Vevay; member of the State house of
representatives in 1838; treasurer of Vevay 1839-1845; lieutenant
colonel of Volunteers in the Mexican War; member of the State house
of representatives in 1850 and 1853; colonel of the Seventh
Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil War;
promoted to brigadier general of Volunteers September 3, 1861, and
served until February 28, 1863, when he resigned; elected as a
Unionist to the Thirty-eighth Congress and reelected as a
Republican to the Thirty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1863-March 3,
1867); chairman, Committee on District of Columbia (Thirty-eighth
Congress), Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the
Interior (Thirty-ninth Congress); was not a candidate for
renomination in 1866; appointed by President Grant Governor of
Idaho Territory, but died in Indianapolis, Ind., April 16, 1871,
before taking the oath of office; interment in Crown Hill
Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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