Joseph H. Dickinson
Joseph H. Dickinson | |
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| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the Wayne County 1st district | |
| In office 1897–1900 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 22, 1855 Chatham, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | June 3, 1936 Larchmont, New York, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Eva Gould (m. 1880) |
Joseph Hunter Dickinson (June 22, 1855 – June 3, 1936)[1] was an American organ maker and politician in Michigan.
Dickinson was born on June 22, 1855 in Chatham, Ontario in Canada.[1] He moved to Michigan in the early 1880s.[2]
He served two terms in the Michigan House of Representatives representing Wayne County, Michigan's 1st district as a Republican from 1897 to 1900.[1] Dickinson was the second African-American to serve in the Michigan Legislature after William Webb Ferguson, who began his first term in 1893.[3] He was born in Canada and moved with his family to Detroit. He married Eva Gould in 1880.[2][4]
References
- 1 2 3 "Legislator Details - Legislators".
- 1 2 Warren, Francis H. (1915). Michigan Manual of Freedman's Progress. pp. 86, 276–277.
- ↑ Young, Joe (2000). African American Legislators in Michigan. p. 49.
- ↑ "Joseph Dickinson...Playing a Tune". July 23, 2013.