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David P. Dyer

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(February 12, 1838 — April 29, 1924) Dyer was an American lawyer and politician. David Patterson Dyer was born in Henry County, Virginia and moved to Missouri in 1841 with his parents. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1859. During the Civil War, Dyer enlisted in the Union Army and attained the ranks of lieutenant colonel and colonel. After serving in the war, he served in the State House of Representatives from 1862 to 1865, and as Secretary of the State Senate in 1866. Dyer was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1871. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000589]

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