Timothy Dimock
American politician
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Timothy Dimock (April 17, 1799 – April 29, 1874) was an American physician and politician who was the father or prominent lawyer and businessman Henry F. Dimock.[1]
Timothy Dimock, MD | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Connecticut Senate | |
| In office January 1, 1846 – December 31, 1846 | |
| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives | |
| In office January 1, 1838 – December 31, 1838 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 17, 1799 |
| Died | April 29, 1874 (aged 75) South Coventry, Connecticut |
| Resting place | Nathan Hale Cemetery |
| Spouse(s) |
Mary Ann Moody
(m. 1826; died 1838)Laura Farnam Booth
(m. 1839; died 1872) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Yale Medical School |
| Military service | |
| Unit | Connecticut Militia |
Early life and career
Dimock was born on April 17, 1799, in Coventry, Connecticut, to Daniel Dimick (1765-1833) and Anna Wright (1766-1832).[2] He had eight siblings.[1] Dimock graduated from Yale Medical School in 1823.
He practiced medicine in Coventry since taking his degree. In 1846, he was a member of the Connecticut State Senate, and ex officio one of the Corporation of Yale College.[3]
He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1838 and the Senate in 1846.[4] During the 1850s and 1860s, he served as surgeon for parts of Connecticut's militia, empowered to grant medical waivers for exemption of duty.[1]
Personal life
On June 29, 1826, Dimock married Mary Ann Moody (1810–1838).[1] Together they had a daughter.
After Moody's death in 1838, he married Laura Farnam Booth (1819-1872) on May 8, 1839.[1] Together they had:
- Mary Elizabeth Dimock (1840-1842)
- Henry F. Dimock (1842–1911),[5] who married Susan Collins Whitney, daughter of James Scollay Whitney (1811-1878) of the prominent Whitney family
- Maria Farnam Dimock (1843-1861)
He died in South Coventry, Conn., April 29, 1874, and is buried at the Nathan Hale Cemetery in Coventry, Connecticut.[6]
Honors
The Booth & Dimock Memorial Library in Coventry is named for him and Reverend Chauncey Booth.[7] His son, Henry, who died on April 10, 1911, left $40,000 (equivalent to $1,382,000 in 2025) to the South Coventry Library Association to build the Booth and Dimock Memorial Library, named for his father and grandfather.[1]
