Josiah Dean

Josiah Dean (born March 6, 1748 in Raynham , Bristol County , Province of Massachusetts Bay , †  October 14, 1818 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1807 and 1809 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Josiah Dean grew up during the British colonial era. He attended the public schools in his home country and then worked in the rolling industry and in shipbuilding. He also held a number of local offices. Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson in the late 1790s . Between 1804 and 1807 he was a member of the Massachusetts Senate .

In the 1806 congressional election , Dean was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the ninth constituency of Massachusetts , where he succeeded Phanuel Bishop on March 4, 1807 . Until March 3, 1809 he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress . After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, he resumed his previous activities. He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1810 and 1811 . He died on October 14, 1818 in his hometown of Raynham.

Web links

• Josiah Dean in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Josiah Dean in the database of Find a Grave (English)