David Bronson
{{Short description|American politician (1800–1863)}}
{{other uses|David Bronson (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = David Bronson
| image =
| imagesize = 178px
| state = Maine
| district = 4th
| term_start = May 31, 1841
| term_end = March 3, 1843
| preceded = George Evans
| succeeded = Freeman H. Morse
| order2 = Member of the
Maine Senate
| term_start2 = 1846
| term_end2 = 1846
| order3 = Member of the
Maine House of Representatives
| birth_date = February 8, 1800
| birth_place = Suffield, Connecticut, U.S.
| death_date = November 20, 1863 (aged 63)
| death_place = St. Michaels, Maryland, U.S.
| nationality = American
| party = Whig
| alma_mater = Dartmouth College, 1819
| profession = Attorney}}
David Bronson (February 8, 1800 – November 20, 1863) was a United States representative from Maine. Born in Suffield, Connecticut, he graduated from Dartmouth College in 1819. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1823 and commenced practice in North Anson, Maine.
He was elected a member of the Maine House of Representatives, and was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of George Evans. He served from May 31, 1841, to March 3, 1843. He moved to Augusta and resumed the practice of law. Bronson was elected a member of the Maine State Senate in 1846.
He moved to Bath and served as collector of customs. He was judge of probate for Sagadahoc County. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1856 to the Thirty-fifth Congress. Bronson died in St. Michaels, Maryland.
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Category:Dartmouth College alumni
Category:People from Suffield, Connecticut
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Category:People from St. Michaels, Maryland
Category:People from Anson, Maine
Category:Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Maine
Category:19th-century American lawyers
Category:19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
Category:19th-century members of the Maine Legislature
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