William Harrison Dimmick

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William Harrison Dimmick (December 20, 1815–August 2, 1861) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

William H. Dimmick (brother of Milo Melankthon Dimmick) was born in Milford, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1835 and commenced practice in Bethany, Pennsylvania. He moved to Honesdale, Pennsylvania, in 1842 and continued the practice of law. He served as prosecuting attorney of Wayne County, Pennsylvania, in 1836 and 1837. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1845 to 1847.

Dimmick was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Congresses. He resumed the practice of law and died in Honesdale in 1861. Interment in Glen Dyberry Cemetery.

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• William Harrison Dimmick at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• The Political Graveyard

Preceded by Asa Packer

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district 1857 - 1861

Succeeded by Philip Johnson