Dickinson, Edward

Life Span
to
Full name
Edward Dickinson
Place of Birth
Burial Place
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Free State
No. of Spouses
1
No. of Children
3
Family
Emily Norcross (wife), Emily Dickinson (daughter)
Education
Yale
Occupation
Politician
Attorney or Judge
Relation to Slavery
White non-slaveholder
Political Parties
Whig
Republican
Government
US House of Representatives
State legislature
Other state government

Edward Dickinson (Congressional Biographical Directory)

Reference
DICKINSON, Edward, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Amherst, Mass., January 1, 1803; attended the public schools and Amherst Academy; was graduated from Yale College in 1823; studied law in the law school of Northampton, Mass.; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Amherst in 1826; treasurer of Amherst College 1835-1873; member of the State house of representatives in 1838 and 1839; served in the State senate in 1842 and 1843; member of the Governor’s council in 1846 and 1847; elected as a Whig to the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853-March 3, 1855); declined to be a candidate for the Republican nomination of Lieutenant Governor in 1861; again elected a member of the State house of representatives in 1873; died in Boston, Mass., June 16, 1874; interment in West Cemetery, Amherst, Hampshire County, Mass.
"Dickinson, Edward," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000319.
Chicago Style Entry Link
Thomas, Owen. “Father and Daughter: Edward and Emily Dickinson.” American Literature 40 (January 1969): 510-523. view record
How to Cite This Page: "Dickinson, Edward," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/5572.