Clement Cabell Dickinson (December 6, 1849 – January 14, 1938), also known as Clement C. Dickinson, was a Democratic

Democratic Party (United States)

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 Representative

United States House of Representatives

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 representing Missouri

Missouri

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 from February 1, 1910, to March 3, 1921 and from
March 4, 1931-January 3, 1935.

Dickinson was born at Prince Edward Court House, Virginia in Prince Edward County, Virginia

Prince Edward County, Virginia

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. He graduated from Hampden-Sydney College

Hampden-Sydney College

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 in Virginia in 1869 and taught in Virginia and Kentucky. He moved to Clinton, Missouri

Clinton, Missouri

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 in 1872 where he continued to teach and study law. He was prosecuting attorney in Henry County, Missouri

Henry County, Missouri

Henry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population was 21,997. Its county seat is Clinton. The county was organized in 1835 as Rives County, and renamed in 1841 after the American patriot Patrick Henry, of Virginia. The county was originally named after...

 1876-1882, city attorney in Clinton 1882-1884, a member Missouri House of Representatives

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 1900-1902 and Missouri State Senate 1902-1906. He was on the board of Central Missouri State University 1907-1913.

He was elected to Congress to succeed David A. De Armond

David A. De Armond

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  who had died. He failed to be re-elected in 1920 but served another terms from 1931 to 1935 but was not renominated in 1934. He is buried in Englewood Cemetery in Clinton.

External links

• http://www.violetpress.com/book/mbf/default.htm The extension of remarks read into the Congressional Record by Clement C. Dickenson in 1914 are included in A Tribute to the Best Friend of Man: Eulogy on the Dog printed by Violet Press in 2008.