John Dickson (politician)

John Dickson (born June 1, 1783 in Keene , New Hampshire , † February 22, 1852 in West Bloomfield , New York ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1831 and 1835 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Dickson was born in Cheshire County about three months before the end of the Revolutionary War . In 1808 he graduated from Middlebury College ( Vermont ). He studied law . After receiving his license to practice bar in 1812, he began practicing in West Bloomfield. In the same year the British-American War broke out, which overshadowed the following years. He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1829 and 1830 . Politically, he belonged to the Anti-Masonic Party . In the congressional elections of 1830 for the 22nd Congress , Dickson was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 26th constituency of New York , where he succeeded Robert S. Rose and Jehiel H. Halsey on March 4, 1831 who previously represented the 26th District of New York in the US House of Representatives. He was re-elected once and then dropped out after the March 3, 1835 Congress of. During his last term in office, he chaired the Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business ( 23rd Congress ). After his time in Congress he practiced again in West Bloomfield. He died there about four years after the end of the Mexican-American War . His body was then interred in Pioneer Cemetery .

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SURNAME	Dickson, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	June 1, 1783
PLACE OF BIRTH	Keene , New Hampshire
DATE OF DEATH	February 22, 1852
Place of death	West Bloomfield , New York