Daniel S. Dickinson | |
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 Dickinson,c. 1844–1860 | |
| 27th Attorney General of New York | |
| In office January 1, 1862 – December 31, 1863 | |
| Governor | Edwin D. Morgan Horatio Seymour |
| Preceded by | Charles G. Myers |
| Succeeded by | John Cochrane |
| United States Senator fromNew York | |
| In office November 30, 1844 – March 3, 1851 | |
| Preceded by | Nathaniel P. Tallmadge |
| Succeeded by | Hamilton Fish |
| Lieutenant Governor of New York | |
| In office January 1, 1843 – December 31, 1844 | |
| Governor | William C. Bouck |
| Preceded by | Luther Bradish |
| Succeeded by | Addison Gardiner |
| Member of theNew York State Senate from the Sixth District | |
| In office January 1, 1837 – December 31, 1840 Serving with Various (multiple member district) | |
| Preceded by | John F. Hubbard,Ebenezer Mack,Levi Beardsley,George Huntington |
| Succeeded by | Laurens Hull,Alvah Hunt,Andrew B. Dickinson,Nehemiah Platt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Daniel Stevens Dickinson (1800-09-11)September 11, 1800 Goshen, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | April 12, 1866(1866-04-12) (aged 65) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Spring Forest Cemetery Binghamton, New York, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Tracy Dickinson Mygatt (great-granddaughter) |
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Daniel Stevens Dickinson (September 11, 1800 – April 12, 1866) was an American politician and lawyer, most notable as aUnited States senator from 1844 to 1851.
Born inGoshen, Connecticut, he moved with his parents toGuilford,Chenango County, New York, in 1806. He attended thecommon schools, was apprenticed to a clothier, and taught school atWheatland, New York from 1821 on. In 1822, he married Lydia Knapp, with whom he had four children: Virginia, Manco, Lydia, and Mary; Virginia died at age 20 in 1846, and Manco in 1851.[1][2] He also engaged in land surveying, studied law, and wasadmitted to the bar in 1828. He commenced practice in Guilford, and served asPostmaster of Guilford from 1827 to 1832. He moved toBinghamton, New York and served as its firstVillage President in 1834.[3]
He was a member of theNew York State Senate (6th D.) from 1837 to 1840, sitting in the60th,61st,62nd and63rd New York State Legislatures. He wasLieutenant Governor of New York from 1843 to 1844. In1844, he was apresidential elector, voting forJames K. Polk andGeorge M. Dallas.
In 1844, he was appointed as aDemocrat to theU.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofNathaniel P. Tallmadge, and was subsequentlyelected to a full term, holding office from November 30, 1844, to March 3, 1851. He was Chairman of theUnited States Senate Committee on Finance (1849–1850), a member of the Committee on Manufactures (Twenty-ninth andThirtieth United States Congresses), and a member of the Committee on Private Land Claims (Thirty-first United States Congress). As a senator and after, Dickinson was the leader of the conservativeHunker faction of the New York Democratic Party, and would eventually become leader of the "Hards" who opposed reconciliation with the more radicalBarnburner faction which had left the party in 1848 to join theFree Soilers. Dickinson resumed the practice of law in 1851. He was delegate to the1852 Democratic National Convention, where, on the 48th ballot, after efforts to nominateFranklin Pierce had fallen short, Virginia dramatically switched its votes from Pierce to Dickinson. The enthusiastic reaction in the hall suggested that a delegate-stampede to Dickinson might have ensued, but Dickinson then addressed the convention and "eloquently withdrew his own name," enabling Pierce to obtain the nomination on the next ballot.[4] In 1853, President Pierce appointed him asCollector of the Port of New York, but he declined to take office. In 1860, he supportedJohn C. Breckinridge for president.
He supported the Union during theAmerican Civil War. He was electedNew York State Attorney General inNovember 1861 on a ticket nominated by the Independent People's state convention (War Democrats), and endorsed by the Republicans. He was appointed United States Commissioner for the final settlement of theHudson Bay andPuget Sound agricultural claims in 1864.
Dickinson was considered as a possible vice presidential candidate whenAbraham Lincoln ran for reelection in 1864 and desired a pro-war Democrat on the Republican ticket to demonstrate support for his war policy, but the nomination went toAndrew Johnson. Dickinson supported Lincoln's reelection, and was appointedUnited States Attorney for the Southern District of New York in 1865, an office in which he served until his death.
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On April 12, 1866, Dickinson died suddenly in New York City at the residence of his son-in-law Samuel G. Courtney, and was buried at the Spring Forest Cemetery in Binghamton. His cause of death was reported as ahernia.[5][6]
Daniel S. Dickinson is the namesake of the village ofPort Dickinson, New York (and theencompassing town),Dickinson County, Iowa, andDickinson County, Kansas.[7] Dickinson street in Binghamton is named after Dickinson.[8] A bronze statue of Dickinson byAllen George Newman was erected in front of theBroome County Courthouse inBinghamton, New York in 1924.[9]
His great-granddaughterTracy Dickinson Mygatt was a Socialist playwright and pacifist.[10]
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| Preceded by | New York State Senate Sixth District (Class 2) 1837–1840 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of New York 1843–1844 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. Senate | ||
| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 1) from New York 1844–1851 Served alongside:Henry A. Foster,John A. Dix andWilliam H. Seward | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Charles G. Atherton New Hampshire | Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance 1849–1850 | Succeeded by Robert M.T. Hunter Virginia |
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| Preceded by | New York Attorney General 1862–1863 | Succeeded by |
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