Timothy Dimock
Timothy Dimock | |
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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 75) South Coventry, Connecticut | (aged
Resting place | Nathan Hale Cemetery, Coventry, Connecticut |
Spouse(s) |
Mary Ann Moody (m. 1826-1838; her death) Laura Farnam Booth (m. 1839-1872; her death) |
Alma mater | Yale Medical School |
Military service | |
Unit | Connecticut Militia |
Timothy Dimock (April 17, 1799 - April 29, 1874)[1] was an American physician and politician who was the father or prominent lawyer and businessman Henry F. Dimock.[2]
Early life and career
Dimock was born on April 17, 1799 in Coventry, Connecticut to Daniel Dimick (1765-1833) and Anna Wright (1766-2832).[1] He had eight siblings.[2] 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.
He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1838 and the Senate in 1846. During the 1850s and 1860s, he served as surgeon for parts of Connecticut’s militia, empowered to grant medical waivers for exemption of duty.[2]
Personal life
On June 29, 1826, Dimock married Mary Ann Moody (1810-1838).[2] She was the daughter of Gideon Moody (1765-1829) and Mary Ferry (1767-1847).[3] Together they had:[1]
- Mary Ann Dimock Brigham (1831-1853)
After Moody's death in 1838, he married Laura Farnam Booth (1819-1872) on May 8th, 1839.[2] Booth was the daughter of Reverend Chauncey Booth (1783-1851) and Laura Farnum (?-1875).[4] Together they had:[1]
- Mary Elizabeth Dimock (1840-1842)
- Henry F. Dimock (1842–1911), who married Susan Collins Whitney, daughter of James Scollay Whitney (1811-1878) of the prominent Whitney family
- Maria Farnam Dimock (1843-1861)
He died in South Coventry, Conn., April 29, 1874 and is buried at the Nathan Hale Cemetery in Coventry, Connecticut.
Honors
The Booth & Dimock Memorial Library in Coventry is named for him and Reverend Chauncey Booth.[5] His son, Henry, who died on April 10th, 1911, left $40,000 (equivalent to $1,016,000 in 2015) to the South Coventry Library Association to build the Booth and Dimock Memorial Library, named for his father and grandfather.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Dr Timothy Dimock". www.findagrave.com. Find A Grave Memorial. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Johnston, Robert. "Timothy Dimock Papers, 1809-1887". chs.org. Connecticut Historical Society. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ↑ "Mary Ann Moody Dimock". www.findagrave.com. Find A Grave Memorial. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ↑ "Laura Farnam Booth Dimock". www.findagrave.com. Find A Grave Memorial. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ↑ "Our History". Booth & Dimock Memorial Library. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Yale Obituary Record.