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there as assistant pn)fessor of engineevinf:. 1>.:1- 22. He was in ganis«m at Fort IndeiRMuleni-e, Mass.. 182i; on leave of al)senc'e in Euroi>e, 18*23- 24; and at the artillery schcxil for pnictice at Fort Monroe. Va., 182r>-26 and 1828-29. being adjutant of the .school from January 1 to April 29, 1829. He was pronioteil 1st lieutenant, Feb. 20, 1828, and was on quartenna.ster duty, superintending operations at the Delaware breakwater, 1831-33. He was apjwintetl jussistant quarternia.ster, Aug. 18. 18:51. and servetl as such until Aug;. 20. 1836. He was pronioteil captain. Aug. 0. 1836, and re- signed from the army Sept. 30. 1836. He was employed as a civil engineer in the survey of a route for a railroiid between D-anvilie and Wj-th- ville. Va., in 1836; in the location of the Wil- mington & Raleigh i-aihoad. N.C.. 1837; in the location of a U.S. militJiry road from Fort Leaven- worth. Kan., to Fort Smith. Ark.. 1837-38. and was general agent of the Portsmouth & Roanoke railroad. Va.. 1839-43, being president of the road. 1841—13. He was director of the James River & Kanawha canal, 1843-47, and engineer of a section of the Virginia & Temiessee rail- road, 1848, and of the Covington & Ohio i-ail- road in 1853. He served in the Confedei-ate army, rising to the rank of brigadier-general. He died in Richmond. Va., Oct. 27. 1863.

DIMiMOCK, George, naturali.st, was born in Springrieia, Mass.. May 17, 1852; son of George Monroe and Elizabeth (Learned), gi-audson of Benjamin and Eliza (Ohiey), gi-eat-grandson of Jeduthan and Polly (Forbush), and a direct de- scendant of Thomas Dimmock of Dorchester, ila.ss., 16:35, and of Barnstable, 1639. He was gi-aduated at Harvard in 1877 and after taking a post-graduate coui-se in natural sciences he studied zoology in the University of Leipzig, receiving the degi-ees of A.M. and Ph. D. from that in-stitution in 1881. On his return to the United States in 1882 he made his liome in Cam- britlge, Mass., where he became publishing editor of Psyche, a journal of entomology. He was married in 1878 to Anna Katlierina, daughter of Eni.st Hofmannof Cambridge, Ma.ss., and a native of SiKiech, Baden. Besides manj- contributions to scientific periodicals he is the author of: The Anatomy of the 3Io7ith parts and of the Sitckimf Ap- paratus of Some Diptera (1881): and in 1899 was engjiged in compiling GeneaUxjy of the Dimmock Fmnily in America.

DIMMOCK, William Reynolds, educator, was lK»ni in Falmouth, Mass., Feb. 25. 18:35; son of Thomas and Emily (Reynolds) Dimmock; and gnind.son of Edward Reynolds of Boston. He was fitted for college at the B<«ton Latin school and was graduated at Williams in 1855. He was tutor in the Boston Latin school, 1855-59, studied law in the Harvard law school and in the law-

office of Peleg W. Chandler of Boston, and was admitted tu the Uir in 1862. practising in Boston. In 1863 he relinquished the law and became master in the Bo.ston Latin school, remaining under Head-master Gardner for five yeai-s. He was Lawrence profeasor of Greek language and literature at Williams college. 1868-72, and was a trustee of that institution, 1877-78. He received the degree of LL.D. from Williams in 1872. He died in Quincy,:Mass.. March 29, 1878.

DIMOND, Francis M., govenior of Rhode Island, was born in Bristol, R.I., in 1796. He attended school in Bristol and later resided in Cuba for several yeai-s. He repre-sented the United States as consul at Port au Prince, re- moved to New Orleans, La., and was sub.sequently United States coasul at Vera Ci-uz, ^Mexico, where he acquired a knowledge of the harbor of Vera Cruz that was used to great advantage by the government in the Mexican war. He was official interpreter to General Scott after the capture of Vera Cruz, and he was apjxiinted collector of the city. He afterward returned to Bristol, R.I., and was elected lieutenant-governor of the state for the year 1853-54. On the resigna- tion of Gov. Philip Allen to accept the office of U.S. senator, he was his successor for the unex- pired term. Subsequent Ij^ he became intere.sted in the construction of the Southern Pacific rail- waj' and was elected president of the company. He died in Bristol, R.I., in 1858.

DINGLEY, Nelson, representative, was born at Durham, Maine, Feb. 15, 1832; son of Nelson and Jane (Lambert) Dingley. He was a diligent pupil at school and spent his vacations at home, assisting on the farm and in his father's store. He walked three miles moniing and night when twelve j-ears of age to at- tend the high school. He taught school at China, Maine, in the winters o^ 1848-49, 1849-50. and 1850-51. He studied atWater- ville college, 1851- 52, entered Dart- mouth in 1852 and was gi'aduated in 1855 with high standing as a stu- dent, debater and writer. He studied

law in 1855-56 in the office of Morrill & Fes senden at Auburn. Maine, and was admitted to the bar in 1856. Having edited the Lewiston Journal while a .student of law. he liecame editor and i)art owner of that jwiper in 1856 and in 1857

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