John D. Dickinson
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John Dean Dickinson was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in Middletown, Connecticut
, Dickinson completed preparatory studies, and was graduated from Yale College
in 1785.
He moved to Lansingburgh, New York
, in 1790.
He was admitted to the bar
in April 1791 and commenced the practice of law in Lansingburgh.
He then moved to Troy, New York
.
He served as president of the Farmers' Bank of Troy, New York
, from its foundation in 1801 until his death.
He was a director and founder of the Rensselaer & Saratoga Insurance Co. in 1814.
He served as member of the State assembly from November 1816 to April 1817 and as the first president of the Troy Lyceum of Natural History in 1818.
Dickinson was elected as a Federalist
to the Sixteenth
and Seventeenth
Congresses (March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1823).
He was one of the original trustees of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
in 1824.
He served as member of the committee which received Lafayette on his visits to Troy in 1824 and 1825.
Dickinson was elected as an Adams candidate to the Twentieth
Congress and reelected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-first
Congress (March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1831).
He resumed the practice of law in Troy, New York
, and died there January 28, 1841.
He was interred in Oakwood Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
Born in Middletown, Connecticut
Middletown, Connecticut
Middletown is a city located in Middlesex County, Connecticut, along the Connecticut River, in the central part of the state, 16 miles south of Hartford. In 1650, it was incorporated as a town under its original Indian name, Mattabeseck. It received its present name in 1653. In 1784, the central...
, Dickinson completed preparatory studies, and was graduated from Yale College
Yale College
Yale College was the official name of Yale University from 1718 to 1887. The name now refers to the undergraduate part of the university. Each undergraduate student is assigned to one of 12 residential colleges.-Residential colleges:...
in 1785.
He moved to Lansingburgh, New York
Lansingburgh, New York
Lansingburgh was the first chartered village in Rensselaer County, New York, USA and was settled around 1763. The name is from Abraham Lansing, an early settler, combined with the Scottish word burgh....
, in 1790.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in April 1791 and commenced the practice of law in Lansingburgh.
He then moved to Troy, New York
Troy, New York
Troy is a city in the US State of New York and the seat of Rensselaer County. Troy is located on the western edge of Rensselaer County and on the eastern bank of the Hudson River. Troy has close ties to the nearby cities of Albany and Schenectady, forming a region popularly called the Capital...
.
He served as president of the Farmers' Bank of Troy, New York
Troy, New York
Troy is a city in the US State of New York and the seat of Rensselaer County. Troy is located on the western edge of Rensselaer County and on the eastern bank of the Hudson River. Troy has close ties to the nearby cities of Albany and Schenectady, forming a region popularly called the Capital...
, from its foundation in 1801 until his death.
He was a director and founder of the Rensselaer & Saratoga Insurance Co. in 1814.
He served as member of the State assembly from November 1816 to April 1817 and as the first president of the Troy Lyceum of Natural History in 1818.
Dickinson was elected as a Federalist
Federalist Party (United States)
The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801...
to the Sixteenth
16th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:During this congress, one House seat was added for the new state of Alabama and one seat was reapportioned from Massachusetts to the new state of Maine. For the beginning of the next congress, six more seats from Massachusetts would be reapportioned to...
and Seventeenth
17th United States Congress
The Seventeenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1821 to March 3, 1823, during the fifth and sixth...
Congresses (March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1823).
He was one of the original trustees of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Stephen Van Rensselaer established the Rensselaer School on November 5, 1824 with a letter to the Rev. Dr. Samuel Blatchford, in which van Rensselaer asked Blatchford to serve as the first president. Within the letter he set down several orders of business. He appointed Amos Eaton as the school's...
in 1824.
He served as member of the committee which received Lafayette on his visits to Troy in 1824 and 1825.
Dickinson was elected as an Adams candidate to the Twentieth
20th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: John C. Calhoun * President pro tempore: Samuel Smith - House of Representatives :* Speaker: Andrew Stevenson -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
Congress and reelected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-first
21st United States Congress
-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: John C. Calhoun * President pro tempore: Samuel Smith - House of Representatives :* Speaker: Andrew Stevenson -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
Congress (March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1831).
He resumed the practice of law in Troy, New York
Troy, New York
Troy is a city in the US State of New York and the seat of Rensselaer County. Troy is located on the western edge of Rensselaer County and on the eastern bank of the Hudson River. Troy has close ties to the nearby cities of Albany and Schenectady, forming a region popularly called the Capital...
, and died there January 28, 1841.
He was interred in Oakwood Cemetery.