John Frederick Dezendorf | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromVirginia's2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | |
| Preceded by | John Goode Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Harry Libbey |
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| Born | (1834-08-10)August 10, 1834 |
| Died | June 22, 1894(1894-06-22) (aged 59) |
| Party | Republican |
| Profession | civil engineer, civil servant, businessman in construction industry |
John Frederick Dezendorf (August 10, 1834 – June 22, 1894) was aU.S. representative fromVirginia.
Born inLansingburgh, New York, Dezendorf pursued an academic course.Learned the carpenter's trade.He studied architecture and civil engineering.He engaged in railroad and other building at Toledo and Cleveland, Ohio from 1850 to 1860, and later, from 1860 to 1862, in mercantile pursuits.He moved toNorfolk, Virginia, in 1863 and engaged in the shipping business until 1866.Surveyor of Norfolk City and County 1866–1869.He served as assistant assessor of the United States internal revenue from September 9, 1870, to August 6, 1872.Appraiser of merchandise at the Norfolk customhouse from August 7, 1872, until the position was abolished in 1877.He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1876.He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for election in 1878 to the Forty-sixth Congress.
Dezendorf was elected as aRepublican to the Forty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883).He engaged in the construction business.He died inNorfolk, Virginia, June 22, 1894.He was interred inElmwood Cemetery.
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