David W. Dickinson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 8th district
In office
March 4, 1833 – March 4, 1835
Preceded byCave Johnson
Succeeded byAbram P. Maury
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 7th district
In office
March 4, 1843 – March 4, 1845
Preceded byRobert L. Caruthers
Succeeded byMeredith P. Gentry
Personal details
BornJune 10, 1808
Franklin, Tennessee
DiedApril 27, 1845 (aged 36)
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Political partyJacksonian Whig
SpouseEliza A. Grantland Dickinson Sallie Brickell Murfree Dickinson
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina
Professionlawyer 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, the son of David Dickinson and Fanny Noailles Murfree, was born June 10, 1808, 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. His second marriage was to Sallie Brickell Murfree, who was born 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 & son-in-law of U.S. Representative William Hardy Murfree.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "David W. Dickinson". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  2. ↑ "David W. Dickinson". Death Notices and Other Gleanings From The Western Weekly Review Franklin, Tennessee 1831-1840. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "David W. Dickinson". sallysfamilyplace.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "David W. Dickinson". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  5. ↑ "David W. Dickinson". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 28 February 2013.


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