Jesse Column Dickey (February 27, 1808 – February 19, 1890) was a Whig member of the

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. He also served in the

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Early life

Jesse Column Dickey was born on February 27, 1808, in

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. He moved with his parents to New London, Chester County, Pennsylvania, in 1812. He graduated from New London Academy.

Career

Dickey began teaching school at Hopewell Academy in 1828. He also engaged in agricultural pursuits. Dickey was elected as a Whig to the

, representing

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. He served from 1843 to 1845. He elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Thirty-second Congress. During the

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, he served under Cassius M. Clay during the Defense of Washington. He then was quartermaster and later paymaster in the

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. He served until June 1866. He traveled extensively in his role as paymaster and worked in

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Personal life

On December 11, 1834, he married Margaret J. Dickey, the daughter of Col. David Dickey of Hopewell Cotton Mill, near

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. They had nine children. His daughter Letitia married Aaron B. Storey. Dickey died in New London in 1891, and was interred in New London Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

References

The Political Graveyard
*''History of Chester County, Pennsylvania with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches'' (1881) and Families and Persons. By J. Smith Futhey and

Gilbert Cope Gilbert Cope (August 17, 1840 – December 17, 1928) was an American historian and genealogist who authored numerous publications on the history and prominent families of Chester County, Pennsylvania. His magnum opus was the ''History of Chester ...

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