- Philemon Dickerson
Philemon Dickerson (
January 11 ,1788 ;Succasunna, New Jersey ndashDecember 10 ,1862 ;Paterson, New Jersey ) was a United States congressman representingNew Jersey and was the brother of politicianMahlon Dickerson .A graduate of the
University of Pennsylvania (1808), Dickerson practiced law in Paterson, New Jersey. He served in theNew Jersey General Assembly (1821–1822). In 1832, Dickerson was elected to the House of Representatives on theDemocratic-Republican Party ticket. He served in Congress until he resigned during his second term to accept an appointment from the legislature to beGovernor of New Jersey .Dickerson won an election to Congress again in 1838, this time as a Democrat. He lost his reelection bid in 1840 and went on to serve as judge in the District Court for the District of New Jersey, a post he held until his death in 1851. Dickerson is buried at Cedar Lawn Cemetery in
Paterson, New Jersey .External links
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* [http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=ba374fc0d5049010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD New Jersey Governor Philemon Dickerson] ,National Governors Association
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dickerson.html#R9M0IUYM8 Biography of Philemon Dickerson] fromThe Political Graveyard
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