William Dickson (congressman)

American politician

William Dickson

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1807
Preceded by| District created
Succeeded by| Jesse 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 by| District recreated
Succeeded by| District eliminated
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803
Preceded by| William C. C. Claiborne
Succeeded by| District eliminated
Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives
In office
1799–1803
Preceded by| James Stuart
Succeeded by| James Stuart
Personal details
Born| (1770-05-05)May 5, 1770
Duplin County, Province of North Carolina, British America
Died| February 21, 1816(1816-02-21) (aged 45)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Political party| Democratic-Republican
Spouses|

* Polly Gray Dickson
* Susannah Hickman Dickson

Children|

* Cornelia Ann Dickson
* Indiana Dickson
* Florida Dickson Baldwin
* David Dickson

Profession|

* Physician
* Politician

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.

## Biography

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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

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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

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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

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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.

## External links

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* The Dickson Herald (cached by Google) at the Wayback Machine (archived July 19, 2004)
* The Tennessean
* U.S. Congress Biographical Directory entry

U.S. House of Representatives

Preceded by

William C. C. Claiborne

|  U.S. Representative from Tennessee
1801-1807  | Succeeded by

Jesse Wharton

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