Dickinson, Daniel S. (Daniel Stevens), 1800-1866

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Birth 1800-09-11
Death 1866-04-12

Biographical notes:

U.S. Senator from New York; b. in Goshen, Conn., moved with his parents to Guilford, N.Y., in 1806; studied law and began practice in Guilford, N.Y.; moved to Binghamton and became first president of the City of Binghamton in 1834; state legislator; in 1844 appointed and subsequently elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate; reelected in 1845 and served until 1851; resumed the practice of law; elected attorney general of New York in 1861; appointed by Abraham Lincoln as U.S. attorney for the southern district of New York, 1865-1866.

http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000317

From the description of Daniel S. Dickinson letter, 1857 Aug. 3. (Litchfield Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 747950457

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Subjects:

  • Amnesty
  • Prisoners of war
  • Senators, U.S. Congress
  • Statesmen
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  • Lawyers
  • Statesmen

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  • United States (as recorded)
  • New York (State) (as recorded)
  • Binghamton (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • New York (State) (as recorded)

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