David W. Dickinson
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David W. Dickinson | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 8th district | |
| In office March 4, 1833 – March 4, 1835 | |
| Preceded by | Cave Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Abram P. Maury |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1843 – March 4, 1845 | |
| Preceded by | Robert L. Caruthers |
| Succeeded by | Meredith P. Gentry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 10, 1808 Franklin, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | April 27, 1845 (aged 36) Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Party | Jacksonian, Whig |
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| Alma mater | University of North Carolina |
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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.
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.[1] Dickinson married Eliza A. Grantland, in Milledgeville, Georgia, on December 8, 1835.[2] Eliza died in 1838. His second marriage was to Sallie Brickell Murfree, who was born in September 1821.[3] .
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.[4]
