Timothy Dimock, MD | |
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Member of the Connecticut Senate | |
In office January 1, 1846 – December 31, 1846 | |
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives | |
In office January 1, 1838 – December 31, 1838 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Coventry, Connecticut | April 17, 1799
Died | April 29, 1874 South Coventry, Connecticut | (aged 75)
Resting place | Nathan Hale Cemetery |
Spouse(s) |
Mary Ann Moody
(
m. 1826; died 1838)Laura Farnam Booth
(
m. 1839; died 1872) |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | Yale Medical School |
Military service | |
Unit | Connecticut Militia |
Timothy Dimock (April 17, 1799 – April 29, 1874) was an American physician and politician who was the father or prominent lawyer and businessman Henry F. Dimock. [1]
Dimock was born on April 17, 1799, in Coventry, Connecticut, to Daniel Dimick (1765-1833) and Anna Wright (1766-1832). [2] He had eight siblings. [1] Dimock graduated from Yale Medical School in 1823.
He practiced medicine in Coventry since taking his degree. In 1846, he was a member of the Connecticut State Senate, and ex officio one of the Corporation of Yale College. [3]
He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1838 and the Senate in 1846. [4] During the 1850s and 1860s, he served as surgeon for parts of Connecticut's militia, empowered to grant medical waivers for exemption of duty. [1]
On June 29, 1826, Dimock married Mary Ann Moody (1810–1838). [1] Together they had a daughter.
After Moody's death in 1838, he married Laura Farnam Booth (1819-1872) on May 8, 1839. [1] Together they had:
He died in South Coventry, Conn., April 29, 1874, and is buried at the Nathan Hale Cemetery in Coventry, Connecticut. [6]
The Booth & Dimock Memorial Library in Coventry is named for him and Reverend Chauncey Booth. [7] His son, Henry, who died on April 10, 1911, left $40,000 (equivalent to $1,308,000 in 2023) to the South Coventry Library Association to build the Booth and Dimock Memorial Library, named for his father and grandfather. [1]
This article incorporates public domain material from the
Yale Obituary Record.
Timothy Dimock, MD | |
---|---|
Member of the Connecticut Senate | |
In office January 1, 1846 – December 31, 1846 | |
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives | |
In office January 1, 1838 – December 31, 1838 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Coventry, Connecticut | April 17, 1799
Died | April 29, 1874 South Coventry, Connecticut | (aged 75)
Resting place | Nathan Hale Cemetery |
Spouse(s) |
Mary Ann Moody
(
m. 1826; died 1838)Laura Farnam Booth
(
m. 1839; died 1872) |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | Yale Medical School |
Military service | |
Unit | Connecticut Militia |
Timothy Dimock (April 17, 1799 – April 29, 1874) was an American physician and politician who was the father or prominent lawyer and businessman Henry F. Dimock. [1]
Dimock was born on April 17, 1799, in Coventry, Connecticut, to Daniel Dimick (1765-1833) and Anna Wright (1766-1832). [2] He had eight siblings. [1] Dimock graduated from Yale Medical School in 1823.
He practiced medicine in Coventry since taking his degree. In 1846, he was a member of the Connecticut State Senate, and ex officio one of the Corporation of Yale College. [3]
He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1838 and the Senate in 1846. [4] During the 1850s and 1860s, he served as surgeon for parts of Connecticut's militia, empowered to grant medical waivers for exemption of duty. [1]
On June 29, 1826, Dimock married Mary Ann Moody (1810–1838). [1] Together they had a daughter.
After Moody's death in 1838, he married Laura Farnam Booth (1819-1872) on May 8, 1839. [1] Together they had:
He died in South Coventry, Conn., April 29, 1874, and is buried at the Nathan Hale Cemetery in Coventry, Connecticut. [6]
The Booth & Dimock Memorial Library in Coventry is named for him and Reverend Chauncey Booth. [7] His son, Henry, who died on April 10, 1911, left $40,000 (equivalent to $1,308,000 in 2023) to the South Coventry Library Association to build the Booth and Dimock Memorial Library, named for his father and grandfather. [1]
This article incorporates public domain material from the
Yale Obituary Record.