Sidney Dean (November 16, 1818 – October 29, 1901) was a United States representative from Connecticut. He was born in Glastonbury, Connecticut where he attended the common schools and Wilbraham and Suffield Academies. He was a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church from 1843 to 1853, when he retired from the ministry because of impaired health. After leaving the ministry, he engaged in manufacturing in Putnam, Connecticut.

Sidney Dean
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Connecticut's 3rd district
In office
1855–1859
Preceded byNathan Belcher
Succeeded byAlfred A. Burnham
Member of the Rhode Island Senate
In office
1870–1871
Personal details
Born(1818-11-16)November 16, 1818
Glastonbury, Connecticut
DiedOctober 29, 1901(1901-10-29) (aged 82)
Brookline, Massachusetts
Resting placeWarren, Rhode Island
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Other political
affiliations
Know Nothing (until 1857)

Dean was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1854 and 1855. He was elected as the candidate of the American Party to the Thirty-fourth Congress and as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859). In Congress, he served as chairman, Committee on Public Expenditures (Thirty-fourth Congress). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1858. In 1860, Dean reentered the ministry, with pastorates in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island, and finally in Warren, Rhode Island. During the period 1865-1880, he engaged as editor of the Providence Press, Providence Star, and Rhode Island Press. He also served in the Rhode Island Senate in 1870 and 1871. He also engaged in literary pursuits and lecturing. He died in Brookline, Massachusetts in 1901 and was buried in South Cemetery, Warren, Rhode Island.

References

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  • United States Congress. "Sidney Dean (id: D000174)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Connecticut's 3rd congressional district

1855–1859
Succeeded by