Moss Kent Dickinson

Moss Kent Dickinson
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Russell
In office 1882–1887
Preceded by	John O'Connor
Succeeded by	William Cameron Edwards
Mayor of Ottawa
In office 1864–1866
Preceded by	Henry J. Friel
Succeeded by	Robert Lyon
Personal details
Born	June 1, 1822(1822-06-01) Denmark Township, Lewis County, New York
Died	July 19, 1897(1897-07-19) (aged 75) Manotick, Ontario
Political party	Conservative
Children	George Lemuel Dickinson

Moss Kent Dickinson (June 1, 1822 – July 19, 1897) was a Canadian businessman, mayor of Ottawa from 1864 to 1866 and member of the Canadian Parliament from 1882 to 1887.

He was born in Denmark, New York in 1822. His family moved to Cornwall, Ontario in 1827. By 1847, he had established a business transporting goods on the Rideau Canal between Ottawa and Kingston. In 1860, with Joseph Merrill Currier, he completed construction of a mill, later Watson's Mill, at what would become the village of Manotick. Dickinson chose the name "Manotick" from Ojibwa words meaning "Island in the river". Dickinson's sawmill and grist mill served as the economic basis for the formation of the village.^[1]

His home in Manotick near the mill served as campaign headquarters for Sir John A. Macdonald in the 1882 election.^[1] Dickinson was elected in the riding of Russell in the 1882 federal election. (Dickinson was the last non-Liberal MP for Russell County until Pierre Lemieux was elected in 2006, a span of 124 years.[1]) His son George Lemuel also served in the House of Commons.^[2]

He died in Manotick in 1897. Dickinson Days are celebrated in Manotick on the first weekend in June.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Moss Dickinson". Watson's Mill. http://www.watsonsmill.com/Moss_Dickinson.html. 
2. ^ Moss Kent Dickinson - Parliament of Canada biography

External links

• Moss Kent Dickinson at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online

Persondata
Name	Dickinson, Moss
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	June 1, 1822
Place of birth	Denmark Township, Lewis County, New York
Date of death	July 19, 1897
Place of death	Manotick, Ontario