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Edward Dickinson
Politician + Poet
Male
Born
Jan 1, 1803
Died
Jun 16, 1874
Edward Dickinson was an American politician from Massachusetts. He is best known as the father of the poet Emily Dickinson; their family home in Amherst, the Dickinson Homestead, is now a museum dedicated to her. Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts… Read More
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Edward Dickinson
d.1874
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Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1803
Birth
Born in 1803.
TWENTIES
1826
23 Years Old
He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Amherst in 1826.
1828
25 Years Old
On May 6, 1828 he married Emily Norcross Dickinson (1804 - 1882); they had three children, William Austin, Emily Elizabeth, and Lavinia Norcross.
THIRTIES
1835
32 Years Old
Dickinson served as treasurer of Amherst College from 1835 until 1837.
1838
35 Years Old
He was then elected a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1838 - 1839, served in the Massachusetts Senate in 1842 - 1843, and was a member of the Governor's Council 1846 - 1847.
FIFTIES
1853
50 Years Old
He then was elected as a Whig to the United States Congress 1853-1855, declined to be a candidate for the Republican nomination of Lieutenant Governor in 1861, and was again elected a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1873.
LATE ADULTHOOD
1874
71 Years Old
Dickinson died in Boston on June 16, 1874 and is buried in Amherst's West Cemetery.
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