Dyre Kearney
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Dyre Kearney was an American
lawyer from Dover, Delaware
. He served as a delegate for Delaware
to the Continental Congress
in 1787 and 1788.
Very little is known about Kearney. He was born in Kent County, Delaware
, but his birthdate is not known. He was admitted to the bar of New Castle County
in 1784, and practiced law in Dover until his death there in 1791.
He was the son of Edward Kearney and Rebecca Dyre (or Dyer)(d. abt. 1795). Rebecca was a great granddaughter of the Quaker martyr Mary Dyer
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
lawyer from Dover, Delaware
Dover, Delaware
The city of Dover is the capital and second largest city in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is also the county seat of Kent County, and the principal city of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Kent County. It is located on the St. Jones River in the Delaware...
. He served as a delegate for Delaware
Delaware
Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...
to the Continental Congress
Continental Congress
The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the American Revolution....
in 1787 and 1788.
Very little is known about Kearney. He was born in Kent County, Delaware
Kent County, Delaware
Kent County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is coextensive with the Dover, Delaware, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010 the population was 162,310, a 28.1% increase over the previous decade. The county seat is Dover, the state capital...
, but his birthdate is not known. He was admitted to the bar of New Castle County
New Castle County, Delaware
New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of 2010 its population was 538,479, an increase of 7.6% over the previous decade. The county seat is Wilmington. The center of population of Delaware is located in New Castle County, in the town of...
in 1784, and practiced law in Dover until his death there in 1791.
He was the son of Edward Kearney and Rebecca Dyre (or Dyer)(d. abt. 1795). Rebecca was a great granddaughter of the Quaker martyr Mary Dyer
Mary Dyer
Mary Baker Dyer was an English Puritan turned Quaker who was hanged in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony , for repeatedly defying a Puritan law banning Quakers from the colony...
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