Dwight Loomis
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Dwight Loomis | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 | |
| Preceded by | Ezra Clark, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Henry C. Deming |
| Member of the Connecticut Senate | |
| In office 1857–1859 | |
| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives | |
| In office 1851 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 27, 1821 |
| Died | September 17, 1903 (aged 82) |
| Party | Republican |
Dwight Loomis (July 27, 1821 – September 17, 1903) was an American judge and politician from Connecticut who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Connecticut's 1st congressional district from 1859 to 1863. He served as a judge of the Superior Court of Connecticut from 1864 to 1875 and as a justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court from 1875 to 1891.
He was born in Columbia, Connecticut, where he attended the common schools. He also attended the academies in Monson, Massachusetts, and Amherst, Massachusetts. In 1844, he began the study of law under John H. Brockway in Ellington, Connecticut.[1] He entered school in the law department of Yale University and graduated in 1847. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice at Rockville, Connecticut.[2]
