Dudley Marvin (May 9, 1786 – June 25, 1856) was a

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from New York. Born in

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, Marvin attended Colchester (Connecticut) Academy. He moved to

Canandaigua, New York Canandaigua (; ''Utaʼnaráhkhwaʼ'' in Tuscarora) is a city in Ontario County, New York, United States. Its population was 10,545 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Ontario County; some administrative offices are at the county complex ...

, in 1807 and studied

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. He was

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in 1811 and commenced practice in

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. He returned to Canandaigua the same year and continued the practice of law. He served as lieutenant in the state militia in 1812. He was promoted successively to colonel, brigadier general, and major general. Marvin was elected as an Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican to the Eighteenth Congress and reelected as an Adams candidate to the Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses (March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1829). Devoted his time to developing various mechanical improvements, which he patented. He moved to New York City in 1835 and to

Ripley, New York Ripley is a town on Lake Erie in the westernmost part of Chautauqua County, New York. The population was 2,310 at the time of the 2020 census. The town was named after Eleazer Wheelock Ripley, a general in the War of 1812. There are no incorpora ...

in 1843, and continued the practice of law. Marvin was elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth Congress (March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849). He resumed practice of law in

, where he died June 25, 1856. He was interred in East Ripley Cemetery.

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