Henry F. Dimock
| Henry F. Dimock | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 28, 1842 South Coventry, Connecticut |
| Died | April 10, 1911 (aged 69) New York City |
| Residence | 25 E. 60th Street, New York City |
| Alma mater |
Yale University Harvard Law School |
| Organization | Metropolitan Steamship Company |
| Board member of | Boston & Maine Railroad, Knickerbocker Trust Company, Metropolitan Steamship Company, Dominion Iron and Steel Company, Yale Corporation |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Collins Whitney |
| Children | Susan M. Dimock |
| Parent(s) |
Timothy Dimock Laura F. Booth |
Henry F. Dimock (March 28, 1842 – April 10, 1911) was a lawyer in New York City who was closely associated with the Whitney family business interests.
Dimock was born in South Coventry, Connecticut, the son of Timothy Dimock and Laura F. (Booth) Dimock. The family were descended from Thomas Dimock, who came from England to Dorchester, Massachusetts, in 1637, and later settled in Barnstable, Massachusetts. Henry Dimock was a distant cousin of Ira Dimock (1827-1917), silk manufacturer, and Dr. Susan Dimock (1847-1875), early female physician who perished in the wreck of the SS Schiller in the Scilly Islands.
He was graduated from Yale University in 1863, where he was a member of Skull and Bones, and from Harvard Law School in 1865. In the latter year he commenced the practice of law in New York City.
From 1875 until 1881 he was dock commissioner for the Port of New York. In 1875, Governor Samuel J. Tilden appointed Dimock to a committee to devise plans for the improvement of city government in the state. It was in this capacity that he took part in a debate on municipal finance reform in October 1877. In May 1881, he declined reappointment as dock commissioner by Mayor William R. Grace.
Dimock became interested in the Metropolitan Steamship Company, serving as the line's New York agent. He was also a director and a large shareholder, and in 1884 the company honored him by naming its new 2,625-ton steamer H.F. Dimock.
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