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David W. Dickinson (June 10, 1808 – April 27, 1845) was an American politician who represented Tennessee's eighth district in the United States House of Representatives.
Biography
Dickinson, the son of David Dickinson and Fanny Noailles Murfree, was born June 10, 1808, in Franklin, Tennessee. After completing preparatory studies, he graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced law. Dickinson married Eliza A. Grantland, in Milledgeville, Georgia, on December 8, 1835. Eliza died in 1838. His second marriage was to Sallie Brickell Murfree, who was born in September 1821.
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Career
Dickinson was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress, which lasted from March 4, 1833, to March 4, 1835, and as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth Congress, which lasted from March 4, 1843, to March 4, 1845.
Death
Unable to attend the last session of Congress due to his failing health, he died at "Grantland," his father's home, near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on April 27, 1845 (age 36 years, 321 days). He is interred at the family burying ground at the estate. He was the nephew & son-in-law of U.S. Representative William Hardy Murfree.
References
External links
United States Congress. "David W. Dickinson (id: D000318)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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