George Washington Emery Dorsey (January 25, 1842 – June 12, 1911) was a Representative

United States House of Representatives

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 to the United States Congress

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 from Nebraska

Nebraska

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Biography

Dorsey was born in Loudoun County, Virginia

Loudoun County, Virginia

Loudoun County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and is part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county is estimated to be home to 312,311 people, an 84 percent increase over the 2000 figure of 169,599. That increase makes the county the fourth...

 and moved with his parents to Preston County, Virginia

Preston County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 29,334 people, 11,544 households, and 8,357 families residing in the county. The population density was 45 people per square mile . There were 13,444 housing units at an average density of 21 per square mile...

 (now West Virginia

West Virginia

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) in 1856. He attended private schools and Oak Hill Academy

Oak Hill Academy (Virginia)

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During the American Civil War

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, he recruited a volunteer company and entered the Union Army

Union Army

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 in August 1861 as a first lieutenant in the 6th Regiment West Virginia Infantry

6th Regiment West Virginia Infantry

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. He was subsequently promoted to captain and major

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 for meritorious service and was mustered out with the Army of the Shenandoah in August 1865.

Dorsey moved to Nebraska in 1866 and studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in 1869. He engaged in banking and served as vice president of the State board of agriculture

Agriculture

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. He was chairman of the Republican State central committee and was elected as a Republican

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 to the Forty-ninth, Fiftieth, and Fifty-first Congresses (March 4, 1885–March 3, 1891). He served as chairman of the Committee on Banking and Currency (Fifty-first Congress) and was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890 to the Fifty-second Congress. He engaged in mining enterprises in Nevada

Nevada

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 and Utah

Utah

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Dorsey died in Salt Lake City, Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

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 and was buried in the City Cemetery, Fremont

Fremont, Nebraska

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, Dodge County, Nebraska

Dodge County, Nebraska

- History :Dodge County was formed in 1855. It was named after the US Senator Augustus Caesar Dodge.- Demographics :As of the census of 2000, there were 36,160 people, 14,433 households, and 9,756 families residing in the county. The population density was 68 people per square mile . There were...

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