Rodolphus Dickinson
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He was the father of Edward F. Dickinson.
Biography
Born in Hatfield, Massachusetts, Dickinson attended the public schools and Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts from 1818 to 1821. He studied law with Gustavus Swan of Columbus, Ohio.[1]
Lawyer
He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Tiffin, Ohio. He was appointed prosecuting attorney for Seneca County in 1824, for Williams County in 1826, and for Sandusky County in 1827.
He moved to Lower Sandusky, Ohio, in 1826. He served as a member of the Board of Public Works of Ohio 1836–1845.
Congress
Dickinson was elected as a Democrat to the Thirtieth and Thirty-first Congresses and served from March 4, 1847, until his death in Washington, D.C., on March 20, 1849.
He was temporarily interred in Washington, D.C., then permanently reinterred in Oakwood Cemetery (Fremont, Ohio). His wife was Marguerite Beaugrand from Lower Sandusky.[1]
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- 1797 births
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- People from Hatfield, Massachusetts
- County district attorneys in Ohio
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- People from Fremont, Ohio
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
- Williams College alumni
- 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives