John Dickson (New York politician)

For other people named John Dickson, see John Dickson (disambiguation).

John Dickson (June 1, 1783 – February 22, 1852) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Early years

Born in Keene, New Hampshire, Dickson was graduated from Middlebury College of Vermont in 1808. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1812 and commenced practice in West Bloomfield, New York.

Career

He served as member of the State assembly in 1829 and 1830.

Dickson was elected as an Anti-Masonic candidate to the Twenty-second and Twenty-third Congresses (March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1835). He served as chairman of the Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business (Twenty-third Congress).

Personal life

He resumed the practice of law in West Bloomfield, New York, where he died February 22, 1852. He was interred in Pioneer Cemetery. His home at West Bloomfield, known as the John and Mary Dickson House, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

References

• John Dickson at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Jehiel H. Halsey and Robert S. Rose (in a two-seat district)	'Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 26th congressional district March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1835 Served alongside: William Babcock (until March 4, 1833, in a two-seat district)'	Succeeded by Francis Granger

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