Legislator Details


William Edmund Dickinson
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Number of sessions served 1
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Gender: Male
Age at election: 34

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Birth
Date: 5/31/1824
City: New York, NY
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Country: US
 
Death
Date: 6/15/1899
City: Florence. WI
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Number of Children: 0

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Occupation: mining engineer
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:
Attended schools in New Haven and Litchfield, CT.

Biographical Sketch:
Born in NY City, Dickinson traveled abroad for three years after leaving school in 1846. Returning to the US in 1850, he studied to be amining engineer. Dickingson moved to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in 1851 and lived on Ontonagon and Houghton counties. He then moved to Eagle River in Keweenaw County in 1856 and served as Senator from the 32nd district from 1859-60. In 1870, Dickinson moved to Marquette, Michigan and eleven years later, he left the state for a move to Commonwealth, Wisconsin. Politically, Dickinson was first a Whig and then a Republican and held town and county offices in each county in which he resided.

Notable Facts:
He was mine agent for the Quincy Mining Company near Hancock, Michigan from 1855-1856.

Sessions Served:

Twentieth Legislature, 1859-1860
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Supplies and Expenditures, Mines and Minerals
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City of Residence: Clifton
County of Residence Houghton
District: 32
District Description: Counties of Mackinaw, Chippewa, Marquette, Schoolcraft, Delta, Houghton and Ontonagon, the Islands and Territory thereto attached, the Islands of Lake Superior and Michigan and the Green Bay and the Straits of Mackinaw and the River Sault Ste. Marie

Date Elected: 11/2/1858
Date Sworn In: 1/5/1859
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Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Unknown
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Bibliography:

MI. Biog. Vol. I, p. 241
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