William L. Dewart | |
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 William Dewart | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's11th district | |
| In office March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | |
| Preceded by | James H. Campbell |
| Succeeded by | James H. Campbell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1821-06-21)June 21, 1821 Sunbury, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 19, 1888(1888-04-19) (aged 66) Sunbury, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
William Lewis Dewart (June 21, 1821 – April 19, 1888) was aDemocratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
William L. Dewart (son ofLewis Dewart) was born inSunbury, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools of Sunbury andHarrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was graduated from Dickinson Preparatory School inCarlisle, Pennsylvania, and fromPrinceton College in 1839. He studied law, was admitted to theNorthumberland County, Pennsylvania, bar in 1843, and commenced practice in Sunbury. He served as chief burgess of Sunbury in 1845 and 1846, and as president of the school board. He was a delegate to theDemocratic National Conventions in1852,1856,1860, and1884. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in1854.
Dewart was elected as a Democrat to theThirty-fifth Congress. He served as chairman of theUnited States House Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in1858. He resumed the practice of law in Sunbury and died there in 1888. Interment in the family vault in Sunbury Cemetery.
His granddaughterBetty Brice (born Rosetta Dewart Brice, 1888–1935) was an actress in silent films.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 11th congressional district 1857 - 1859 | Succeeded by |
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