Rodolphus Dickinson (December 28, 1797 – March 20, 1849) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1847 to 1849.

Rodolphus Dickinson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 6th district
In office
March 4, 1847 – March 20, 1849
Preceded byHenry St. John
Succeeded byAmos E. Wood
Personal details
Born(1797-12-28)December 28, 1797
Hatfield, Massachusetts
DiedMarch 20, 1849(1849-03-20) (aged 51)
Washington, D.C.
Resting placeOakwood Cemetery (Fremont, Ohio)
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMarguerite Beaugrand
Alma materWilliams College

He was the father of Edward F. Dickinson.

Biography

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Born in Hatfield, Massachusetts, Dickinson attended the public schools and Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts from 1818 to 1821. He studied law with Gustavus Swan of Columbus, Ohio.[1]

Lawyer

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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.

Congress

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Dickinson was elected as a Democrat to the Thirtieth and Thirty-first Congresses and served from March 4, 1847, until his death in Washington, D.C., on March 20, 1849.

He was temporarily interred in Washington, D.C., then permanently reinterred in Oakwood Cemetery (Fremont, Ohio). His wife was Marguerite Beaugrand from Lower Sandusky.[1]

 
Marguerite Beaugrand married Rodolphus Dickinson

See also

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Sources

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  1. ^ a b Meek, Basil, ed. (1909). Twentieth Century History of Sandusky County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Pub. Co. p. 182.

  This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 6th congressional district

1847–1849
Succeeded by