J. Benjamin Dimmick
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Joseph Benjamin Dimmick (October 3, 1858 – January 14, 1920) was a Mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania
during a cholera epidemic.
. He was the son of Samuel E. Dimmick, a Pennsylvania Attorney General. Dimmick was a Mayor of Scranton during a cholera epidemic. Scranton had successfully run for Mayor of Scranton in 1906 with a specific aim of improving Scranton's sewerage system. Dimmick, Scranton's thirteenth mayor served until 1909.
In 1914 Boies Penrose
was re-elected as the Republican senator for Pennsylvania in preference to Dimmick. Dimmick took the message of the defeat and afterwards confined himself to local politics and public speaking.
Dimmick died in Stratford, Ontario
in 1920 and left a wife and two daughters. His widowed sister in law became Mary Dimmick Harrison
when she married the former President of the United States, Benjamin Harrison
.
Mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania
The Mayor of Scranton is the chief executive of the government of Scranton, Pennsylvania, as stipulated by the Charter of the City of Scranton. The current Mayor of Scranton is Christopher Doherty.From 1866, mayors were elected by popular vote....
during a cholera epidemic.
Biography
Dimmick was born in Honesdale, PennsylvaniaHonesdale, Pennsylvania
Honesdale is a borough in and the county seat of Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located northeast of Scranton. The population was 4,874 at the 2000 census....
. He was the son of Samuel E. Dimmick, a Pennsylvania Attorney General. Dimmick was a Mayor of Scranton during a cholera epidemic. Scranton had successfully run for Mayor of Scranton in 1906 with a specific aim of improving Scranton's sewerage system. Dimmick, Scranton's thirteenth mayor served until 1909.
In 1914 Boies Penrose
Boies Penrose
Boies Penrose was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1897 until his death in 1921.-Biography:...
was re-elected as the Republican senator for Pennsylvania in preference to Dimmick. Dimmick took the message of the defeat and afterwards confined himself to local politics and public speaking.
Dimmick died in Stratford, Ontario
Stratford, Ontario
Stratford is a city on the Avon River in Perth County in southwestern Ontario, Canada with a population of 32,000.When the area was first settled by Europeans in 1832, the townsite and the river were named after Stratford-upon-Avon, England. It is the seat of Perth County. Stratford was...
in 1920 and left a wife and two daughters. His widowed sister in law became Mary Dimmick Harrison
Mary Dimmick Harrison
Mary Dimmick Harrison was the second wife of the 23rd United States president Benjamin Harrison. She was 25 years younger than Harrison, and was the niece of his first wife.- Biography :...
when she married the former President of the United States, Benjamin Harrison
Benjamin Harrison
Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd President of the United States . Harrison, a grandson of President William Henry Harrison, was born in North Bend, Ohio, and moved to Indianapolis, Indiana at age 21, eventually becoming a prominent politician there...
.