Rodolphus Dickinson (December 28, 1797 – March 20, 1849) was a
U.S. Representative
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from
Ohio
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, father of
Edward F. Dickinson.
Born in
Hatfield, Massachusetts
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, Dickinson attended the public schools and
Williams College
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,
Williamstown, Massachusetts
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from 1818 to 1821.
He studied law with
Gustavus Swan
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Biography
Swan was born in Sharon, New ...
of
Columbus, Ohio
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.
He was
admitted to the bar and commenced practice in
Tiffin, Ohio.
He was appointed prosecuting attorney for Seneca County in 1824, for Williams County in 1826, and for Sandusky County in 1827.
He moved to
Lower Sandusky, Ohio, in 1826.
He served as a member of the Board of Public Works of Ohio 1836–1845.
Dickinson was elected as a
Democrat
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to the
Thirtieth and
Thirty-first Congresses and served from March 4, 1847, until his death in
Washington, D.C.
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, on March 20, 1849.
He was interred in
Washington, D.C.
)
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He was reinterred in
Oakwood Cemetery (Fremont, Ohio).
His wife was Marguerite Beaugrand from Lower Sandusky.
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See also
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1797 births
1849 deaths
People from Hatfield, Massachusetts
County district attorneys in Ohio
People from Tiffin, Ohio
People from Fremont, Ohio
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
Williams College alumni
19th-century American politicians
