David W. Dickinson

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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 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(s) 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]

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 7th congressional district

1833-1835
Succeeded by
Abram P. Maury
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 7th congressional district

1843-1845
Succeeded by
Meredith P. Gentry