S. Wallace Dempsey
U.S. Congressperson
1862 – 1949
Photo Credit ยป
77 Views
Who was S. Wallace Dempsey?
Stephen Wallace Dempsey was an American Republican politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.
Born in Hartland, New York, Dempsey was an assistant United States Attorney from 1899 to 1907. He was a special assistant to the Attorney General from 1907 to 1912 and was in charge of the prosecutions of Standard Oil and certain railroad companies.
In 1914, Dempsey was elected to Congress and served from March 4, 1915 to March 3, 1931.
S. Wallace Dempsey died at age 86 in Washington, D.C. He is interred in Rock Creek Cemetery.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"S. Wallace Dempsey." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 20 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/s_wallace_dempsey>.
Discuss this S. Wallace Dempsey biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In