John F. Dezendorf
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John Frederick Dezendorf (August 10, 1834 – June 22, 1894) was a U.S. Representative
from Virginia
.
Born in Lansingburgh, New York
, Dezendorf pursued an academic course.
Learned the carpenter's trade.
He studied architecture and civil engineering.
He engaged in railroad and other building at Toledo and Cleveland, Ohio from 1850 to 1860, and later, from 1860 to 1862, in mercantile pursuits.
He moved to Norfolk, Virginia
, in 1863 and engaged in the shipping business until 1866.
Surveyor of Norfolk City and County 1866-1869.
He served as assistant assessor of the United States internal revenue from September 9, 1870, to August 6, 1872.
Appraiser of merchandise at the Norfolk customhouse from August 7, 1872, until the position was abolished in 1877.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1876.
He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for election in 1878 to the Forty-sixth Congress.
Dezendorf was elected as a Republican
to the Forty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1881-March 3, 1883).
He engaged in the construction business.
He died in Norfolk, Virginia
, June 22, 1894.
He was interred in Elmwood Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
.
Born in Lansingburgh, New York
Lansingburgh, New York
Lansingburgh was the first chartered village in Rensselaer County, New York, USA and was settled around 1763. The name is from Abraham Lansing, an early settler, combined with the Scottish word burgh....
, Dezendorf pursued an academic course.
Learned the carpenter's trade.
He studied architecture and civil engineering.
He engaged in railroad and other building at Toledo and Cleveland, Ohio from 1850 to 1860, and later, from 1860 to 1862, in mercantile pursuits.
He moved to Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
, in 1863 and engaged in the shipping business until 1866.
Surveyor of Norfolk City and County 1866-1869.
He served as assistant assessor of the United States internal revenue from September 9, 1870, to August 6, 1872.
Appraiser of merchandise at the Norfolk customhouse from August 7, 1872, until the position was abolished in 1877.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1876.
He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for election in 1878 to the Forty-sixth Congress.
Dezendorf was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Forty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1881-March 3, 1883).
He engaged in the construction business.
He died in Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
, June 22, 1894.
He was interred in Elmwood Cemetery.