History of Henry County Virginia United States of America

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Biography of David Patterson Dyer

David Patterson Dyer, representative, was born in Henry county, Va., Feb. 12, 1838. His parents removed to Missouri in 1841, and he was educated at St. Charles college. He became a lawyer at Bowling Green, Mo., in 1859, and in 1860 was elected district attorney for the county. He was a representative in the state legislature, 1862-65, meanwhile recruiting the 49th Missouri volunteers and serving as its colonel. He was with his regiment in the campaign against Mobile, 1864-65, was mustered out of the service in 1865, and returned to the practice of law in Missouri. He was secretary of the state senate in 1866; a delegate to the Republican national convention of 1868 at Chicago, Ill., and represented his district in the 41st congress. He was appointed by President Grant U.S. attorney for the eastern district of Missouri, and served 1875-77. He prosecuted the "ring" charged with whiskey frauds and received from President Grant the famous dispatch "Let no guilty man escape." He was Republican candidate for governor of Missouri in 1880.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

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