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Samuel Dickson (writer)
Samuel Dickson may refer to: * Samuel Dickson (American politician) (1807–1858), United States Representative from New York * Samuel Henry Dickson (1798–1872), American poet, physician, writer and educator * Samuel Dickson (Australian politician) (1866–1955), member of the South Australian House of Assembly * Samuel J. Dickson (1867–1964), chief of the Toronto Police Department * Samuel Dickson (died 1850), Member of the UK Parliament for County Limerick, 1849–1850 * Samuel Auchmuty Dickson (1817–1870), Member of the UK Parliament for County Limerick, 1859–1865 * Sam Dickson (1887–1911), American mechanic * Sam Dickson (rugby union) (born 1989), New Zealand rugby sevens player See also * Samuel Dixon (other) {{hndis, Dickson, Samuel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Dickson (American Politician)
Samuel Dickson (March 29, 1807 – May 3, 1858) was a United States representative from New York. Biography Samuel Dickson was born on March 29, 1807, in the portion of Bethlehem, New York, later incorporated as the town of New Scotland. He completed preparatory studies and graduated from Union College in 1825. Dickson studied medicine, received a diploma from the Censors of the Medical Society of the State of New York in May 1829, and practiced in New Scotland. Opposed to slavery and motivated to repeal the Kansas–Nebraska Act, Dickson was elected as an Opposition Party In politics, the opposition comprises one or more political parties or other organized groups that are opposed to the government (or, in American English, the administration), party or group in political control of a city, region, state, coun ... candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress, holding office from March 4, 1855, to March 3, 1857. He did not seek reelection in 1856 and returned to his New Sco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Henry Dickson
Samuel Henry Dickson (September 20, 1798 - March 31, 1872) was an American poet, physician, writer and educator born in Charleston, South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina. Dickson graduated from Yale and the University of Pennsylvania. He was one of the founders of the Medical College of South Carolina. He also taught at NYU and the Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dickson was a popular published poet and a leader in Charleston intellectual circles. He was friends with Charleston poet William Gilmore Simms and William Cullen Bryant. He and his brother Dr. John Dickson played a significant role in the medical education of the US's first female doctor, Elizabeth Blackwell. He was also active in organizing the first railway in the U.S. by helping bring the locomotive "the Best Friend of Charleston" into service. Dickson was a frequent lecturer; his addresses included a Phi Beta Kappa Address at Yale in 1842. In recent years, he has received attention fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Dickson (Australian Politician)
Samuel William Dickson (6 October 1866 – 29 November 1955) was an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly multi-member seat of Burra Burra from 1921 to 1924 for the Liberal Union and Liberal Federation The Liberal Federation was a South Australian political party from 16 October 1923 to 1932. It came into existence as a merger between the rival Liberal Union and National Party, to oppose Labor. Encouraged by the overwhelming success of the .... He had previously served as mayor of the Corporate Town of Peterborough from 1906 to 1908, and was a Peterborough councillor for eighteen years. References 1866 births 1955 deaths Members of the South Australian House of Assembly {{Australia-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel J
Samuel is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the biblical judges to the United Kingdom of Israel under Saul, and again in the monarchy's transition from Saul to David. He is venerated as a prophet in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In addition to his role in the Bible, Samuel is mentioned in Jewish rabbinical literature, in the Christian New Testament, and in the second chapter of the Quran (although the text does not mention him by name). He is also treated in the fifth through seventh books of '' Antiquities of the Jews'', written by the Jewish scholar Josephus in the first century. He is first called "the Seer" in 1 Samuel 9:9. Biblical account Family Samuel's mother was Hannah and his father was Elkanah. Elkanah lived at Ramathaim in the district of Zuph. His genealogy is also found in a pedigree of the Kohathites (1 Chronicles 6:3–15) and in that of Heman the Ezrahite, apparently his grandson (1 Chro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Dickson (died 1850)
Samuel Dickson (1776 – 28 October 1850) was an Irish Peelite politician. After unsuccessfully contesting Limerick City in 1830, Dickson was first elected MP for County Limerick at a by-election in 1849—caused by the removal of William Smith O'Brien who had been found guilty of high treason Treason is the crime of attacking a state authority to which one owes allegiance. This typically includes acts such as participating in a war against one's native country, attempting to overthrow its government, spying on its military, its d ...—but died in office the following year. He was a member of the Union Club. References External links * UK MPs 1847–1852 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Limerick constituencies (1801–1922) 1776 births 1850 deaths {{Ireland-UK-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Auchmuty Dickson
Samuel Auchmuty Dickson (c. 1817 – 1870) was an Irish Conservative politician. Dickson was the grandson of Samuel Dickson of Ballinaguile, Croagh, Co Limerick. His father was Major General William Dickson who married Harriet Dallas in 1816. Samuel was born in Madras in 1817 where his father was in the army. Samuel entered the army as an Ensign in the 32nd Ft in 1835. He became a Lieutenant in 1839 and was a Lieutenant Colonel by 1854. Dickson made several unsuccessful attempts to be elected for parliament—at County Limerick in 1850, Reading in 1852, and Kingston upon Hull in 1854—before he won at County Limerick at the 1859 general election where he beat Edward John Synan Edward Synan (c. 1820 – 8 September 1887) was an Irish Home Rule League politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for County Limerick from 1865 to 1885. He donated £6 to St Mary's Catholic Church, Pallaskenry Pallaskenry () is .... He held the seat until 1865 when he did not seek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Dickson
Samuel Parker Dickson (May 21, 1887 in Chicago – May 30, 1911) was a race car riding mechanic, and the first person to be killed in the Indianapolis 500. He was the son of writer Maxwell E. Dickson and Martha E. Dickson. Dickson was buried at Rosehill Cemetery. Indianapolis 500 In the inaugural race, Dickson was the riding mechanic for Arthur Greiner, who was making his only 500 appearance. On lap twelve, one of the front wheels came off of the American Simplex car Greiner was driving, causing Greiner to lose control and both men to be thrown from the car. Dickson flew into a fence twenty feet from the car. Reports state that Dickson was killed instantly, although the crowd evidently swarmed around the body, requiring the state militia A militia ( ) is a military or paramilitary force that comprises civilian members, as opposed to a professional standing army of regular, full-time military personnel. Militias may be raised in times of need to support regular troops or s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Dickson (rugby Union)
Sam Dickson (born 28 October 1989) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a forward for the New Zealand national sevens team. Early life Dickson was educated at St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch. He was a member of the New Zealand national Australian rules football team during the 2011 Australian Football International Cup. International career Dickson was selected as a member of the New Zealand sevens team to the 2016 Summer Olympics. Dickson was part of the 2014 Commonwealth Games squad. He is of Māori descent, and affiliates to the Ngāi Tahu iwi. He won a bronze medal with the All Blacks Sevens team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. He co-captained the team at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. He won a silver medal after his side lost to Fiji Fiji, officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
