George Dromgoole
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George Coke Dromgoole (May 15, 1797 – April 27, 1847) was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia. He was the uncle of Alexander Dromgoole Sims.
Born in Lawrenceville, Virginia, Dromgoole completed preparatory studies, studied law and was admitted to the bar. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1823 to 1826, a member of the Virginia Senate from 1826 to 1835 and was a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention in 1829. Dromgoole was elected a Jacksonian and Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1834, serving from 1835 to 1841, declining reelection in 1840. He was later elected back in 1842, serving again from 1843 until his death on April 27, 1847 at his estate in Brunswick County, Virginia. He was interned in family cemetery south of the Meherrin River. Dromgoole also has a cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C..
[edit] External links
- George Dromgoole at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- George Dromgoole at Find A Grave
| Preceded by James Gholson |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 4th congressional district March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1841 |
Succeeded by William Goode |
| Preceded by George B. Cary |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 2nd congressional district March 4, 1843 – April 27, 1847 |
Succeeded by Richard K. Meade |
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