DANIEL DEWEY

DEWEY, Daniel, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Sheffield, Berkshire, Mass., January 29, 1766; attended Yale College; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1787 and commenced practice in Williamstown, Mass.; treasurer of Williams College, Williamstown, Mass., 1798-1814; member of the Governor’s council 1809-1812; elected as a Federalist to the Thirteenth Congress and served from March 4, 1813, until February 24, 1814, when he resigned, having been assigned to a judicial position; appointed by Governor Strong an associate judge of the supreme court of Massachusetts on February 24, 1814, and served until his death in Williamstown, Mass., May 26, 1815; interment in West Lawn Cemetery.
Father: Daniel Dewey
Born: 10 Mar 1729 Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Died: 1 Apr 1776 Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Mother: Abigail Saxton
Born: 16 Jan 1836
Died: 6 Sep 1845
Spouse:
Maria Noble
Born: 7 Oct 1770 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Died: Edit
Marriage: 6 May 1792 Edit
Children Sex Birth
Charles Augustus Dewey M 13 Mar 1793 in Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Massachusetts Vital Records
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell