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- Joined
- Jul 30, 2013
- Location
- Dixie Land
John Thomas Deweese
John T. Deweese (1835-1906). He was among the large number of Brevet confirmations March 12, 1866, effective March 13, 1865. As Representative of North Carolina's Fourth Congressional District, he resigned his seat February 28, 1870 and was censured the following day for taking a bribe to appoint a constituent to the United States Naval Academy.This officer was the last of the Brevet Brigadier Generals confirmed for Civil War service. After
being censured for accepting a bribe for an academy appointment, he resigned from congress.
He died in the 20th century.
Who is he?
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