Timothy Dimock (April 17, 1799 – April 29, 1874) was an American physician and politician who was the father or prominent lawyer and businessman

Henry F. Dimock Henry Farnam Dimock (March 28, 1842 – April 10, 1911) was a lawyer in New York City who was closely associated with the Whitney family business interests. Early life and education Dimock was born in South Coventry, Connecticut, the son of Dr. ...

Early life and career

Dimock was born on April 17, 1799 in

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to Daniel Dimick (1765-1833) and Anna Wright (1766-1832). He had eight siblings. Dimock graduated from

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in 1823. He practiced medicine in

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since taking his degree. In 1846, he was a member of the

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, and ''

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'' one of the Corporation of

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. He was a member of the

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in 1838 and the

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in 1846. During the 1850s and 1860s, he served as surgeon for parts of Connecticut's militia, empowered to grant medical waivers for exemption of duty.

Personal life

On June 29, 1826, Dimock married Mary Ann Moody (1810–1838). Together they had a daughter. After Moody's death in 1838, he married Laura Farnam Booth (1819-1872) on May 8, 1839. Together they had: *Mary Elizabeth Dimock (1840-1842) *

(1842–1911), who married Susan Collins Whitney, daughter of

James Scollay Whitney James Scollay Whitney (May 19, 1811 – October 24, 1878) was an American business executive and politician. He was the father of Henry Melville Whitney and William Collins Whitney, founders of the Whitney family business interests. Early life W ...

(1811-1878) of the prominent

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*Maria Farnam Dimock (1843-1861) He died in South Coventry, Conn., April 29, 1874 and is buried at the Nathan Hale Cemetery in Coventry, Connecticut.

Honors

The Booth & Dimock Memorial Library in Coventry is named for him and Reverend Chauncey Booth. His son, Henry, who died on April 10, 1911, left $40,000 () to the South Coventry Library Association to build the Booth and Dimock Memorial Library, named for his father and grandfather.

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