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Pliny Bingham

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Pliny Bingham represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court.[1] A swamp he owned submerged the Dedham Branch of the Boston and Providence Railroad during construction.[2] He stole the silver from the First Church and Parish in Dedham during a dispute that split the church.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Worthington 1827, pp. 106–107.
  2. ^ Hanson 1976, p. 227.
  3. ^ Hanson 1976, p. 213.

Works cited

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  • Worthington, Erastus (1827). The history of Dedham: from the beginning of its settlement, in September 1635, to May 1827. Dutton and Wentworth. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  • Hanson, Robert Brand (1976). Dedham, Massachusetts, 1635-1890. Dedham Historical Society.