David W. Dickinson
David W. Dickinson | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 8th district | |
In office March 4, 1833 – March 4, 1835 | |
Preceded by | Cave Johnson |
Succeeded by | Abram P. Maury |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 7th district | |
In office March 4, 1843 – March 4, 1845 | |
Preceded by | Robert L. Caruthers |
Succeeded by | Meredith P. Gentry |
Personal details | |
Born | June 10, 1808 Franklin, Tennessee |
Died | April 27, 1845 (aged 36) Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
Political party | Jacksonian Whig |
Spouse | Eliza A. Grantland Dickinson Sallie Brickell Murfree Dickinson |
Alma mater | University of North Carolina |
Profession | lawyer politician |
David W. Dickinson (June 10, 1808 – April 27, 1845) was an American politician who represented Tennessee's eighth district in the United States House of Representatives.
Biography
Dickinson was born in Franklin, Tennessee. After completing preparatory studies, he graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced law.[1] Dickinson married Eliza A. Grantland, in Milledgeville, Georgia, on December 8, 1835.[2] Eliza died in 1838. He married Sallie Brickell Murfree in September 1821.[3] .
Career
Dickinson was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress, which lasted from March 4, 1833 to March 4, 1835, and as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth Congress, which lasted from March 4, 1843 to March 4, 1845.[4]
Death
Unable to attend the last session of Congress due to his failing health, he died at "Grantland," his father's home, near Murfreesboro, Tennessee on April 27, 1845 (age 36 years, 321 days). He is interred at the family burying ground at the estate. He was the nephew of U.S. Representative William Hardy Murfree.[5]
References
- ^ "David W. Dickinson". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^ "David W. Dickinson". Death Notices and Other Gleanings From The Western Weekly Review Franklin, Tennessee 1831-1840. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^ "David W. Dickinson". sallysfamilyplace.com. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^ "David W. Dickinson". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^ "David W. Dickinson". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
External links
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- United States Congress. "David W. Dickinson (id: D000318)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee
- 1808 births
- 1845 deaths
- People from Franklin, Tennessee
- Tennessee Jacksonians
- Tennessee Whigs
- Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives
- Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- 19th-century American politicians