George Dromgoole

George Coke Dromgoole
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1843 – April 27, 1847
Preceded by	George B. Cary
Succeeded by	Richard K. Meade
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 4th district
In office March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1841
Preceded by	James Gholson
Succeeded by	William O. Goode
Member of the Virginia Senate from Brunswick, Dinwiddie and Greensville Counties
In office 1832–1834
Preceded by	Himself
Succeeded by	Richard K. Meade
In office 1830
Preceded by	District established
Succeeded by	Himself
Member of the Virginia Senate from Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg and Mecklenburg Counties
In office 1826–1829
Preceded by	Burwell Goodwyn
Succeeded by	District abolished
Speaker of the Virginia Senate
In office 1832–1834
Preceded by	William Holt
Succeeded by	Stafford Parker
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Brunswick County
In office 1823–1825 Alongside Jesse Read, James Gholson
Personal details
Born	(1797-05-15)May 15, 1797 Lawrenceville, Virginia
Died	April 27, 1847(1847-04-27) (aged 49) Brunswick County, Virginia
Resting place	Family cemetery south of the Meherrin River
Political party	Democratic (after 1837)
Other political affiliations	Jacksonian (before 1837)
Occupation	lawyer

George Coke Dromgoole (May 15, 1797 – April 27, 1847) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Virginia. He was the uncle of Alexander Dromgoole Sims and the son of Irish-born pioneer Methodist circuit rider Edward Dromgoole.

Biography

Born in Lawrenceville, Virginia, Dromgoole completed preparatory studies, studied law and was admitted to the bar.

Politics

He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1823 to 1826, a member of the Virginia Senate from 1826 to 1835 and was a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention in 1829. Dromgoole was elected a Jacksonian and Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1834, serving from 1835 to 1841, declining reelection in 1840.

Later career and death

He was later elected back in 1842, serving again from 1843 until his death on April 27, 1847, at his estate in Brunswick County, Virginia. He was interred in the family cemetery south of the Meherrin River. Dromgoole also has a cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C.

Elections

• 1835; Dromgoole was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 55.65% of the vote, defeating Whig James H. Gholson.
• 1837; Dromgoole was re-elected unopposed,
• 1839; Dromgoole was re-elected with 57.12% of the vote, defeating Whig James H. Gholson.
• 1843; Dromgoole was re-elected with 87.72% of the vote, defeating Whig William Robertson.
• 1845; Dromgoole was re-elected with 56.97% of the vote, defeating Whig George W. Bolling.
• 1847; Dromgoole was re-elected with 50.24% of the vote, defeating Whig George W. Bolling.

See also

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899)

External links

• United States Congress. "George Dromgoole (id: D000504)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• George Dromgoole at Find a Grave

• United States Congress. "George Dromgoole (id: D000504)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.