Franklin J. Dickman (August 28, 1828 – February 12, 1908) was a Republican politician in the

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who was in the

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and was an

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Judge 1886–1895. Franklin Dickman was a native of

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, born August 28, 1828. At age sixteen he entered

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, from which he graduated. Studied law under Charles S. Bradley, and opened an office in

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. He was a candidate for

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as a Democrat in 1857, but lost in the General Election. In 1858, appointed a member of the Board of Visitors of the

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, and selected secretary. He authored the widely circulated report of the board. In 1858, he moved to

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, and became a Republican during the

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. In 1861, Dickman represented

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in the Ohio House of Representatives in the 55th General Assembly, (1862–1863), as a Democrat. Married Anna Eliza Neil of

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December 24, 1862, who had four children. At the end of his term he formed a partnership with Rufus P. Spalding, which continued until 1875. In 1867, President

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appointed Dickman as

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for the

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, and he resigned in 1869. In 1883 he was appointed on the Supreme Court Commission of Ohio for two years. In 1886,

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Foraker appointed him to a vacancy on the Ohio Supreme Court. In 1887, he defeated Democrat Virgil P. Kline for the remainder of the term, and he won a full five-year term in 1889 over Democrat

Martin Dewey Follett Martin Dewey Follett (October 8, 1826 – August 22, 1911) was a Democratic politician in the U.S. State of Ohio who was an Ohio Supreme Court Judge 1883–1887. Martin Dewey Follett was born at Enosburg, Franklin County, Vermont. In 1836 his f ...

. At the 1894 State Republican Convention, Dickman lost out to John Allen Shauck for the nomination. He died February 12, 1908, at Cleveland. He is buried in

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