Jesse Column Dickey

Jesse Column Dickey (born February 27, 1808 in New Castle , Lawrence County , Pennsylvania , †  February 19, 1890 in New London , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1849 and 1851 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

As early as 1812, Jesse Dickey came with his parents to New London in Chester County , where he attended public schools and the New London Academy . Since 1828 he worked at the Hopewell Academy himself as a teacher. At the same time he was also active in agriculture. Politically, he later joined the Whig Party . Between 1842 and 1845 he was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives .

In the congressional election of 1848 Dickey was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Abraham Robinson McIlvaine on March 4, 1849 . Since he was not confirmed in 1850, he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1951 . This time was dominated by the discussions about the question of slavery . Among other things, the compromise of 1850 introduced by US Senator Henry Clay was passed.

After serving in the US House of Representatives, Jesse Dickey returned to farming. During the civil war he served in the army of the Union , in which he was paymaster, among other things. After that he continued his agricultural activities. He died in New London on February 19, 1890.

Web links

• Jesse Column Dickey in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Jesse Column Dickey in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Abraham Robinson McIlvaine	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (7th constituency) March 4, 1849 - March 3, 1851	John Alexander Morrison