Jesse Column Dickey (February 27, 1808 – February 19, 1890) was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. He also served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Jesse C. Dickey | |
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 Dickey, c. 1880 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 | |
| Preceded by | Abraham Robinson McIlvaine |
| Succeeded by | John Alexander Morrison |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the Chester County district | |
| In office 1842–1845 | |
| Preceded by | William K. Correy, Robert Futhey, Emmor Elton, Robert Laverty |
| Succeeded by | William Price, William D. Thomas, George Ladley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jesse Column Dickey February 27, 1808 New Castle, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | February 19, 1890 (aged 81) New London, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | New London Presbyterian Church Cemetery |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse |
Margaret J. Dickey (m. 1834) |
| Children | 9 |
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Early life
editJesse Column Dickey was born on February 27, 1808, in New Castle, Pennsylvania. He moved with his parents to New London, Chester County, Pennsylvania, in 1812. He graduated from New London Academy.[1][2]
Career
editDickey began teaching school at Hopewell Academy in 1828. He also engaged in agricultural pursuits.[1]
Dickey was elected as a Whig to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing Chester County. He served from 1843 to 1845.[3][4] He elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Thirty-second Congress. During the American Civil War, he served under Cassius M. Clay during the Defense of Washington. He then was quartermaster and later paymaster in the United States Army. He served until June 1866. He traveled extensively in his role as paymaster and worked in St. Louis and New Orleans.[1][2]
Personal life
editOn December 11, 1834, he married Margaret J. Dickey, the daughter of Col. David Dickey of Hopewell Cotton Mill, near Oxford. They had nine children.[1] His daughter Letitia married Aaron B. Storey.[2]
Dickey died in New London in 1891, and was interred in New London Presbyterian Church Cemetery.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Dickey, Jesse Column". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- ^ a b c Cope, Gilbert; Ashmead, Henry Graham, eds. (1904). Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Chester and Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania. Vol. 1. The Lewis Publishing Company. p. 354. Retrieved December 4, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "Jesse C. Dickey". Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- ^ Thomson, W. W., ed. (1898). Chester County and Its People. The Union History Company. p. 440. Retrieved December 4, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- United States Congress. "Jesse C. Dickey (id: D000313)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
- History of Chester County, Pennsylvania with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches (1881) and Families and Persons. By J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope.
External links
edit- "Jesse C. Dickey". Find a Grave. Retrieved November 1, 2008.