David Dickson (politician)

David Dickson (* in Georgia ; †  July 31, 1836 in Hot Springs , Arkansas ) was an American politician . Between 1835 and 1836 he represented the first constituency of the state of Mississippi in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Both the date of birth and the exact place of birth of David Dickson are unknown. What is certain is that after moving to the state of Mississippi, he studied medicine and then practiced as a doctor in Pike County .

Dickson was also politically active in Mississippi. In 1817 he was a delegate to the constituent assembly of the state. In the Mississippi Militia, he rose to brigadier general until 1818 . Between 1820 and 1821 he was a member of the State Senate ; in 1821 he also served as lieutenant governor of Mississippi. In 1822 he became a post holder in Jackson and in 1823 he ran unsuccessfully against Walter Leake for the office of governor of Mississippi. In 1832 Dickson was a delegate to a meeting to revise the state constitution. A year later, as Secretary of the State Senate, he became the administrative head of that body. Dickson then served as Secretary of State in Mississippi State in 1835 .

As an opponent of President Andrew Jackson, Dickson was a member of the National Republican Party , which later became the Whig Party . In 1834 he was elected as his party's candidate for the US House of Representatives, where he replaced Franklin E. Plummer from Jackson's Democratic Party on March 4, 1835 . However, he could not finish his two-year term, as he died in July 1836. His seat in Congress fell to Samuel Jameson Gholson after a by-election .

Web links

• David Dickson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)