Biography

06/23/1794 - 03/14/1853

John Dickey (D25) Beaver and Butler Counties 1833-1837

Early Life:

John Dickey, born June 23, 1794, Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania; son of Robert and Rebeka Fleming Dickey; rural education; appointed, postmaster, Old Brighton, Pennsylvania, 1818-1821; elected sheriff, 1824-1827; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1833-1837; elected, Whig, United States House of Representatives, Twenty-eighth Congress, 1843-1845; elected, Whig, United States House of Representatives, Thirtieth Congress, 1847-1849; appointed, United States Marshal, western district of Pennsylvania, January 22, 1852-March 14, 1853; married, Elvira Walker Adams Dickey, children, Oliver James Dickey, Socrates Adams Dickey, Elizabeth Dickey Reno, Elvira D. Dickey Patterson, Charles John Dickey, Thaddeus Stevens Dickey; died, March 14, 1853 (age 58 years, 264 days), Beaver, Beaver County, Pennsylvania; interment Clark Park Cemetery, Beaver, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Appointed, postmaster, Old Brighton, Pennsylvania, 1818-1821.

Elected sheriff, 1824-1827.

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 25th district, Beaver and Butler Counties, 1833-1837.

Continued Government Service/National Politics:

Elected, Whig, United States House of Representatives, Twenty-eighth Congress, 1843-1845.

Elected, Whig, United States House of Representatives, Thirtieth Congress, 1847-1849.

Appointed, United States Marshal, western district of Pennsylvania, January 22, 1852-March 14, 1853.

Legacy:

Son, Oliver James Dickey, United States House of Representatives, 1868-1873, Bioguide Search (congress.gov) 

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members D". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

John Dickey (1794-1853) - Find a Grave Memorial