Josiah Dean was a U.S. Representative

United States House of Representatives

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 from Massachusetts

Massachusetts

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Born in Raynham, Massachusetts

Raynham, Massachusetts

Raynham is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,739 at the 2000 census. It has one village, Raynham Center.-History:...

, Dean attended the common schools.
He engaged in the rolling-mill and shipbuilding business.
Selectman in 1781.
Town clerk in 1805.
He served in the State senate 1804–1807.

Dean was elected as a Democratic-Republican member to the Tenth

10th United States Congress

- House of Representatives :- Senate :*President: George Clinton *President pro tempore: Samuel Smith , elected April 16, 1808** Stephen R. Bradley , elected December 28, 1808** John Milledge , elected January 30, 1809...

 Congress (March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809).
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1810 and 1811.
He resumed his former business pursuits.
He died in Raynham, Massachusetts

Raynham, Massachusetts

Raynham is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,739 at the 2000 census. It has one village, Raynham Center.-History:...

, October 14, 1818.
He was interred in Pleasant Street Cemetery.