David Patterson Dyer | |
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| Senior Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri | |
| In office November 3, 1919 – April 29, 1924 | |
| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri | |
| In office March 1, 1907 – November 3, 1919 | |
| Appointed by | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Gustavus A. Finkelnburg |
| Succeeded by | Charles Breckenridge Faris |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's9th district | |
| In office March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871 | |
| Preceded by | George Washington Anderson |
| Succeeded by | Andrew King |
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| Born | David Patterson Dyer (1838-02-12)February 12, 1838 |
| Died | April 29, 1924(1924-04-29) (aged 86) St. Louis, Missouri, US |
| Resting place | Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis |
| Political party | Republican |
| Relatives | Leonidas C. Dyer |
| Education | St. Charles College read law |
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David Patterson Dyer (February 12, 1838 – April 29, 1924) was aUnited States representative fromMissouri and aUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Born on February 12, 1838, inHenry County,Virginia,[1] Dyer moved with his parents toLincoln County,Missouri in 1841 and completed preparatory studies.[2]
He attendedSt. Charles College in Missouri andread law and was admitted to the bar in March 1859, inBowling Green,Pike County, Missouri.[1] He entered private practice in Pike County, Missouri from 1859 to 1875.[1] He was prosecutor for the Third Judicial Circuit of Missouri in 1860.[1] During theAmerican Civil War, Dyer served as a private in Captain Hardin’s company, Pike County Regiment,Missouri Home Guard, and as lieutenant colonel and colonel in the 49th Missouri Infantry Regiment.[2] He was a member of theMissouri House of Representatives from 1862 to 1865.[1] He was Secretary of theMissouri Senate in 1866.[1] He was a delegate to theRepublican National Convention in 1868.[2]
Dyer was elected as aRepublican fromMissouri's 9th congressional district to theUnited States House of Representatives of the41st United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1871.[2] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1870 to the42nd United States Congress.[2]
Following his departure from Congress, Dyer resumed private practice inSt. Louis, Missouri from 1871 to 1902. He was theUnited States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri from 1875 to 1876, and from March 9, 1902 to March 31, 1907.[2] He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate forGovernor of Missouri in 1880.[2]
Dyer was nominated by PresidentTheodore Roosevelt on February 27, 1907, to a seat on theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri vacated by JudgeGustavus A. Finkelnburg.[1] He was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on March 1, 1907, and received his commission the same day.[1] He assumedsenior status on November 3, 1919.[1] His service terminated on April 29, 1924, due to his death in St. Louis.[1] He was interred inBellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis.[2]
Dyer was the uncle ofUnited States RepresentativesLeonidas C. Dyer.[2]
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| Preceded by | Republican nominee forGovernor of Missouri 1880 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 9th congressional district 1869–1871 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri 1907–1919 | Succeeded by |
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