William Dickson (congressman)

William Dickson (May 5, 1770 – February 21, 1816) was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives 1801 to 1807.

William Dickson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1807
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byJesse Wharton
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's at-large district (seat A)
In office
March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805
Preceded byDistrict recreated
Succeeded byDistrict eliminated
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803
Preceded byWilliam C. C. Claiborne
Succeeded byDistrict eliminated
Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives
In office
1799–1803
Preceded byJames Stuart
Succeeded byJames Stuart
Personal details
Born(1770-05-05)May 5, 1770
Duplin County, Province of North Carolina, British America
DiedFebruary 21, 1816(1816-02-21) (aged 45)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
SpousePolly Gray Dickson Susannah Hickman Dickson
ChildrenCornelia Ann Dickson

Indiana Dickson

Florida Dickson Baldwin

David Dickson
ProfessionPhysician Politician

Biography

Dickson was born in Duplin County in the Province of North Carolina on May 5, 1770 and was educated at Grove Academy in Kenansville. With his parents, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1795; studied medicine, then practiced as a physician. He married Polly Gray on August 19, 1802, in Nashville. They had three daughters and one son, Cornelia Ann Dickson, Indiana Dickson, Florida Dickson Baldwin and David Dickson. His second wife was Susannah Hickman. They had no children.[1]

Career

Dickson entered politics as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, serving as its speaker from 1799 to 1803.[2]

Elected as a republican, Dickson served as a U.S. representative for Tennessee for the Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Congresses from March 4, 1801, to March 3, 1807.[3] He became a friend of President Andrew Jackson during that time. He was a trustee of the University of Nashville from 1806 to 1816.

Death

Dickson died in Nashville on February 21, 1816 (age 45 years, 292 days). He is interred at a rural cemetery in Davidson County, Tennessee, near Nashville. Dickson County in Tennessee is named after him. A cousin of Molton Dickson, he was a member of the Freemasons.[4]

References
  1. "William Dickson". Ancestry.com. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  2. "William Dickson". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  3. "William Dickson". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  4. "William Dickson". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved February 7, 2013.


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