Thomas Dunlap (1793 – July 11, 1864) was an American lawyer and banker. Dunlap was a native, and during his life a resident, of

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. He graduated from

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in 1812. He was admitted to the bar in Philadelphia, Sept 4, 1816, and during most of his life was engaged in professional practice. When

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resigned the office of President of the

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, Dunlap was chosen to succeed him, and he remained in that position until the Bank suspended operations, when he resumed the profession of the law. In 1837, Dunlap was elected as a member to the

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. He died in Philadelphia July 11, 1864, aged 71 years.

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