Robert P. Dunlap
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Robert Pinckney Dunlap (August 17, 1794 – October 20, 1859) was the 11th Governor of Maine
and a U.S. Representative
from Maine
.
Born in Brunswick, Maine
, Dunlap was educated by private tutors. He graduated from Bowdoin College
, Brunswick, Maine
, in 1815. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1818, and commenced practice in Brunswick.
Dunlap served as a member of the State House of Representatives from 1821 to 1823.
He served as president of the board of overseers of Bowdoin College from 1821 until his death.
He served as member of the state militia, and was delegated to receive General Lafayette
when he visited Maine in 1824.
He served in the State Senate 1824-1828 and 1831–1833, including four years as Senate president. In between his Senate terms, he was Executive Councilor. He served four one-year terms as Governor of Maine from 1834 to 1838.
Dunlap was elected as a Democrat
to the Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1843-March 3, 1847).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Expenditures (Twenty-ninth Congress).
He served as collector of customs in Portland, Maine
, in 1848 and 1849.
Postmaster of Brunswick 1853-1857.
He died in Brunswick, Maine
, October 20, 1859.
He was interred in Pine Grove Cemetery.
Governor of Maine
The governor of Maine is the chief executive of the State of Maine. Before Maine was admitted to the Union in 1820, Maine was part of Massachusetts and the governor of Massachusetts was chief executive....
and a U.S. Representative
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 Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
.
Born in Brunswick, Maine
Brunswick, Maine
Brunswick is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 20,278 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. Brunswick is home to Bowdoin College, the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, , and the...
, Dunlap was educated by private tutors. He graduated from Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College , founded in 1794, is an elite private liberal arts college located in the coastal Maine town of Brunswick, Maine. As of 2011, U.S. News and World Report ranks Bowdoin 6th among liberal arts colleges in the United States. At times, it was ranked as high as 4th in the country. It is...
, Brunswick, Maine
Brunswick, Maine
Brunswick is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 20,278 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. Brunswick is home to Bowdoin College, the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, , and the...
, in 1815. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1818, and commenced practice in Brunswick.
Dunlap served as a member of the State House of Representatives from 1821 to 1823.
He served as president of the board of overseers of Bowdoin College from 1821 until his death.
He served as member of the state militia, and was delegated to receive General Lafayette
Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette
Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette , often known as simply Lafayette, was a French aristocrat and military officer born in Chavaniac, in the province of Auvergne in south central France...
when he visited Maine in 1824.
He served in the State Senate 1824-1828 and 1831–1833, including four years as Senate president. In between his Senate terms, he was Executive Councilor. He served four one-year terms as Governor of Maine from 1834 to 1838.
Dunlap was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1843-March 3, 1847).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Expenditures (Twenty-ninth Congress).
He served as collector of customs in Portland, Maine
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...
, in 1848 and 1849.
Postmaster of Brunswick 1853-1857.
He died in Brunswick, Maine
Brunswick, Maine
Brunswick is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 20,278 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. Brunswick is home to Bowdoin College, the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, , and the...
, October 20, 1859.
He was interred in Pine Grove Cemetery.