Ensign P. Dickinson (May 26, 1819 – October 10, 1897) was a member of the

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Biography

Dickinson was born on May 26, 1819, in

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. He moved to

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, in 1844. He died on October 10, 1897.''Biographical Record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette, Wisconsin''. 1901. Chicago, J. H. Beers, pp. 600–601.

Career

Dickinson was a member of the Assembly in 1883. Additionally, he was Treasurer, Assessor and Chairman of the Board of Platteville. He was a Republican.

References

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