George Coke Dromgoole, US Congress

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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.

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

George Coke Dromgoole (1797–1847) was a planter, lawyer, Virginia legislator, militia general, and Democratic congressman. George attended The University of North Carolina during 1813–14, but, according to an account in the Richmond, Va., Dispatch at the time of his death, "was expelled on account of a Democratic speech delivered at the college against the orders of the faculty," which the story said was Federalist in sympathy. While at the university he was a member of the Philanthropic Society. He later attended the College of William and Mary and then studied law. He served three terms in Congress during 1835–37 and 1843–47 and was a participant in the famous Dugger-Dromgoole duel in 1837.
US Congressman. A Virginia Democrat, he served five terms in the US House of Representatives, from 1835 to 1841 and from 1843 until his death. Dromgoole was born in Lawrenceville, Virginia. He was a successful attorney and planter in Brunswick County when he began his political career, serving in the State House of Representatives (1823 to 1826), the State Senate (1826 to 1835), and as a delegate to the 1829 State Constitutional Convention; in addition he was a General in the State Militia. He won his first term in Congress (representing Virginia's 4th District) as a Jacksonian before settling with the Democratic Party. In November 1837, Dromgoole killed Daniel Dugger, a Lawrenceville hotel owner, in a duel that was largely instigated by local press and politicians, and to assuage his guilt the Congressman took heavily to drink. He declined to run for reelection in 1840 but returned to Capitol Hill two years later, this time representing Virginia's 2nd District. Despite his alcoholism Dromgoole was a much feared debater in the House chamber, described by one colleague as "Logical always, drunk or sober". He died at his estate in Brunswick County, a few weeks shy of his 50th birthday. There is a cenotaph in his memory at Congressional Cemetery in Washington, DC. His nephew, Alexander Dromgoole Sims, was a US Congressman from South Carolina.

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US Congressman. A Virginia Democrat, he served five terms in the US House of Representatives, from 1835 to 1841 and from 1843 until his death. Dromgoole was born in Lawrenceville, Virginia. He was a successful attorney and planter in Brunswick County when he began his political career, serving in the State House of Representatives (1823 to 1826), the State Senate (1826 to 1835), and as a delegate to the 1829 State Constitutional Convention; in addition he was a General in the State Militia. He won his first term in Congress (representing Virginia's 4th District) as a Jacksonian before settling with the Democratic Party. In November 1837, Dromgoole killed Daniel Dugger, a Lawrenceville hotel owner, in a duel that was largely instigated by local press and politicians, and to assuage his guilt the Congressman took heavily to drink. He declined to run for reelection in 1840 but returned to Capitol Hill two years later, this time representing Virginia's 2nd District. Despite his alcoholism Dromgoole was a much feared debater in the House chamber, described by one colleague as "Logical always, drunk or sober". He died at his estate in Brunswick County, a few weeks shy of his 50th birthday. There is a cenotaph in his memory at Congressional Cemetery in Washington, DC. His nephew, Alexander Dromgoole Sims, was a US Congressman from South Carolina.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jun 10 2022, 4:32:29 UTC