Daniel S. Dickinson
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| Daniel Stevens Dickinson | |
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| In office November 30, 1844 – March 3, 1851 |
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| Preceded by | Nathaniel P. Tallmadge |
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| Succeeded by | Hamilton Fish |
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| Born | September 11, 1800 Goshen, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | April 12, 1866 (aged 65) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Lydia Knapp Dickinson |
Daniel Stevens Dickinson (September 11, 1800 - April 12, 1866) was a New York politician, most notable as a United States Senator from 1844 to 1851.
[edit] Biography
Born in Goshen, Connecticut, he moved with his parents to Guilford, Chenango County, New York, in 1806. He attended the common schools, was apprenticed to a clothier, and taught school at Wheatland, New York from 1821 on. In 1822, he married Lydia Knapp. He also engaged in land surveying, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1828. He commenced practice in Guilford, and served as Postmaster of Guilford from 1827 to 1832. He moved to Binghamton, New York and served as the first President of the City of Binghamton in 1834.
He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1837 to 1840. He was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1843 to 1844. In 1844, he was a presidential elector and cast his vote for James K. Polk and George M. Dallas.
In 1844 he was appointed as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Nathaniel P. Tallmadge, and was subsequently elected to a full term, serving from November 30, 1844, to March 3, 1851. He was defeated when seeking reelection. While in the Senate, he was chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Finance (1849-1850), a member of the Committee on Manufactures (Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth 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 conservative Hunker faction of the New York Democratic Party, and would eventually become leader of the "Hards" who opposed reconciliation with the more radical Barnburner faction which had left the party in 1848 to join the Free Soilers. Dickinson resumed the practice of law in 1851. He was delegate to the 1852 Democratic National Convention. In 1853, President Franklin Pierce appointed him Collector of the Port of New York, but he declined the position.
He was elected New York State Attorney General in 1861 on a ticket nominated by the Union State Convention which included Republicans and Northern Democrats. He was appointed United States Commissioner for the final settlement of the Hudson Bay and Puget Sound agricultural claims in 1864. He was considered as a possible vice-presidential candidate when Abraham Lincoln was running for reelection. Eventually, Dickinson was passed over in favor of Andrew Johnson. Dickinson was, however, appointed by President Lincoln United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York in 1865 which position he held until his death in office the next year.
He died in New York City, and was buried at the Spring Forest Cemetery in Binghamton.
[edit] References
- Daniel S. Dickinson at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Mr. Lincoln and New York: Daniel S. Dickinson
- [1] Obit in NYT on April 14, 1866 (with a few incorrect dates)
- [2] List of New York Attorneys General, at Office of the NYSAG
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| Preceded by Luther Bradish |
Lieutenant Governor of New York 1843 – 1844 |
Succeeded by Addison Gardiner |
| Preceded by Nathaniel P. Tallmadge |
United States Senator (Class 1) from New York 1844 – 1851 Served alongside: Henry A. Foster, John A. Dix and William H. Seward |
Succeeded by Hamilton Fish |
| Preceded by Charles Atherton New Hampshire |
Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance 1849-1850 |
Succeeded by Robert M.T. Hunter Virginia |
| Preceded by Charles G. Myers |
New York State Attorney General 1862 - 1863 |
Succeeded by John Cochrane |
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