Robert P. Dunlap

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Robert Pinckney Dunlap (August 17, 1794 - October 20, 1859) was Governor of Maine and a U.S. Representative from Maine.

Born in Brunswick, Maine, Dunlap was educated by private tutors. He graduated from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, in 1815. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1818, and commenced practice in Brunswick.

Dunlap served as a member of the State House of Representatives from 1821-1823. He served as president of the board of overseers of Bowdoin College from 1821 until his death. He served as member of the state militia, and was delegated to receive General Lafayette when he visited Maine in 1824. He served in the State Senate 1824-1828 and 1831-1833, including four years as Senate president. In between his Senate terms, he was Executive Councilor. He served four one-year terms as Governor of Maine from 1834-1838.

Dunlap was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1843-March 3, 1847). He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Expenditures (Twenty-ninth Congress). He served as collector of customs in Portland, Maine, in 1848 and 1849. Postmaster of Brunswick 1853-1857. He died in Brunswick, Maine, October 20, 1859. He was interred in Pine Grove Cemetery.

Preceded by Samuel E. Smith	Governor of Maine 1834-1838	Succeeded by Edward Kent

Preceded by ?	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine 1843-1847	Succeeded by ?

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