Franklin J. Dickman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Franklin J. Dickman

Ohio Jurist and Legislator

Date of Birth: 28-Aug-1828

Place of Birth: Petersburg, Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 12-Feb-1908

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Franklin J. Dickman

  • Franklin J.
  • Dickman (August 28, 1828 – February 12, 1908) was a Republican politician in the U.S.
  • State of Ohio who was in the Ohio House of Representatives and was an Ohio Supreme Court Judge 1886–1895. Franklin Dickman was a native of Petersburg, Virginia, born August 28, 1828.
  • At age sixteen he entered Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, from which he graduated.
  • Studied law under Charles S.
  • Bradley, and opened an office in Providence.
  • He was a candidate for Rhode Island Attorney General as a Democrat in 1857, but lost in the General Election.
  • In 1858, appointed a member of the Board of Visitors of the United States Military Academy, and selected secretary.
  • He authored the widely circulated report of the board.
  • In 1858, he moved to Cleveland, Ohio, and became a Republican during the American Civil War.In 1861, Dickman represented Cuyahoga County in the Ohio House of Representatives in the 55th General Assembly, (1862–1863), as a Democrat.
  • Married Anna Eliza Neil of Columbus 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 Johnson appointed Dickman as United States District Attorney for the Northern district of Ohio, and he resigned in 1869.
  • In 1883 he was appointed on the Supreme Court Commission of Ohio for two years.
  • In 1886, Governor 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.
  • 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 Lake View Cemetery

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