Benjamin Dean
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts 's 3rd district
In office March 28, 1878 ? March 3, 1879
Preceded by	Walbridge A. Field
Succeeded by	Walbridge A. Field
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
In office 1862-1863 1869
Personal details
Born	( 1824-08-14 ) August 14, 1824 Clitheroe , Lancashire, England, U.K.
Died	April 9, 1897 (1897-04-09) (aged 72) South Boston , Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Dartmouth College
Profession	Lawyer
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Benjamin Dean (August 14, 1824 – April 9, 1897) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts .

Early life [ edit ]

Born in Clitheroe , Lancashire, England, U.K., fifth child of Alice Lofthouse and Benjamin Dean, he moved with his family to America at the age of five, and grew up in Lowell, Massachusetts . ^[1] He attended Lowell schools and Dartmouth College . In 1845 he was admitted to the bar, and founded the Lowell firm of Dean & Dinsmoor, Attorneys. Dean continued his practice after moving to Boston in 1852.

Public service [ edit ]

Dean served in the Massachusetts Senate and on the Common Council of the City of Boston. Dean was elected as a Democrat to the 45th United States Congress , serving from 1878 to 1879. Dean was not a candidate for reelection in 1878 . Thereafter he resumed his law practice in Boston, and was chairman of the board of parks commissioners in his later years.

Personal life [ edit ]

Dean was married to Mary Anne French, daughter of Lowell Mayor Josiah Bowers French and a descendant of the Cotton and Mather families of Massachusetts Bay . They had six children, including marine artist Walter Lofthouse Dean and Judge Josiah Stevens Dean .

A 33-degree Mason , he served as grand master of the Grand Commandery of the United States from 1880 to 1883; and attended the Tricentennial Conclave in San Francisco in 1883 with his wife and youngest daughter, Mary.

He was a member of the Boston Yacht Club and owned Outer Brewster Island . Dean died at his home in South Boston on April 9, 1897, and is buried at Lowell Cemetery . ^[2]

See also [ edit ]

• 84th Massachusetts General Court (1863)
• 90th Massachusetts General Court (1869)

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• United States Congress. "Benjamin Dean (id: D000170)" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .