Charles Heber Dickerman
Charles Heber Dickerman (born February 3, 1843 in Harford , Susquehanna County , Pennsylvania , † December 17, 1915 in Milton , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1903 and 1905 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .
Career
Charles Dickerman attended public schools in his home country and then until 1860 Harford University . He then taught as a teacher for a few years. He began to study law, which he ended prematurely. In the following years he was an accountant for a large coal company in Beaver Meadow . After that he became active in the coal business himself. In 1868 he opened a slate quarry in Bethlehem . From 1880 to 1899 he was the chief financial officer of a company that manufactured railway supplies. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . For three years he was their district chairman in Northumberland County . In 1891 he attended the regional Democratic Party Convention for Pennsylvania; in June 1892 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago , on which the former incumbent Grover Cleveland was nominated as a presidential candidate. In the 1890s, Dickerman also got into banking in various Pennsylvania towns. In 1897 he became president of the First National Bank in Milton. He held this position until his death.
In the congressional election of 1902 Dickerman was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 16th constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Republican Elias Deemer on March 4, 1903 . Since he renounced another candidacy in 1904, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1905 . In 1905 Charles Dickerman was appointed American delegate to a peace conference in Brussels by President Theodore Roosevelt . Otherwise he worked again in the banking industry. He died on December 17, 1915 in Milton, where he was also buried.
Web links
- Charles Heber Dickerman in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- Charles Heber Dickerman in the database of Find a Grave (English)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Elias Deemer |
United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (16th constituency) March 4, 1903 - March 3, 1905 |
Edmund W. Samuel |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dickerman, Charles Heber |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 3, 1843 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Harford , Pennsylvania |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 17, 1915 |
| Place of death | Milton , Pennsylvania |