Clement Dorsey

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Clement Dorsey (1778 - August 6, 1848) was a Representative from Maryland. He was born near Oaklands in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, in 1778; attended St. John’s College, Annapolis, Maryland; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice. He was a major in the Maryland Militia 1812-1818. He was elected from Maryland's 1st Congressional district to the Nineteenth, Twentieth, and Twenty-first Congresses (March 4, 1825-March 3, 1831); resumed the practice of law; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1832 to the Twenty-third Congress; judge of the fifth circuit court of Maryland until his death in Leonardtown, St. Mary's County, Maryland, August 6, 1848; interment in a private burial ground at “Summerseat,” near Laurel Grove, Maryland.

• This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Preceded by Raphael Neale

U.S. Congressman, Maryland's 1st District 1825—1831

Succeeded by Daniel Jenifer