Gilbert Dean was an American lawyer and politician from New York

New York

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Life

He was educated at Amenia

Amenia (town), New York

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 Seminary, and graduated from Yale College

Yale College

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 in 1841. Then he studied law, was admitted to the, and commenced practice in Poughkeepsie in 1844.

Dean was elected as a Democrat to the 32nd

32nd United States Congress

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 and 33rd United States Congress

33rd United States Congress

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es, and served from March 4, 1851, to July 3, 1854, when he resigned.

He was appointed ajustice of the New York Supreme Court

New York Supreme Court

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 (2nd District) on June 26, 1854, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Seward Barculo, and remained on the bench until the end of 1855, being ex officio a judge of the New York Court of Appeals

New York Court of Appeals

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 in 1855. Afterwards he removed to New York City

New York City

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, and resumed the practice of law.

He was buried at the Presbyterian Cemetery in Pleasant Valley. Later he was re-interred at the Portland Evergreen Cemetery in Brocton, New York

Brocton, New York

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