Frank S. Dickson
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Frank Stoddard Dickson was a U.S. Representative
from Illinois
.
Born in Hillsboro, Illinois
, Dickson attended the public schools and was graduated from the high school at Decatur, Illinois
, in 1896.
He taught school at Ramsey, Illinois
.
He served as a private in the Fourth Regiment, Illinois Infantry, during the war with Spain.
He again engaged in teaching at Ramsey, Illinois
.
Dickson was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-ninth
Congress (March 4, 1905-March 3, 1907).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1906 to the Sixtieth
Congress.
He served as assistant adjutant general of Illinois 1908-1910.
He served as adjutant general of Illinois
1910-1922.
He served as assistant to the director of finance, United States Shipping Board and Emergency Fleet Corporation from 1922 to 1924.
Secretary to Senator Medill McCormick 1924-1926.
Associated with the National Board of Fire Underwriters in Chicago, Illinois, and was general counsel at time of death.
He died in Washington, D.C.
, February 24, 1953.
He was interred in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
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Born in Hillsboro, Illinois
Hillsboro, Illinois
Hillsboro is a city in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,359 at the 2000 census, and 6,106 at a 2009 estimate. It is the county seat of Montgomery County.-History:...
, Dickson attended the public schools and was graduated from the high school at Decatur, Illinois
Decatur, Illinois
Decatur is the largest city and the county seat of Macon County in the U.S. state of Illinois. The city, sometimes called "the Soybean Capital of the World", was founded in 1823 and is located along the Sangamon River and Lake Decatur in Central Illinois. In 2000 the city population was 81,500,...
, in 1896.
He taught school at Ramsey, Illinois
Ramsey, Illinois
Ramsey is a village in Fayette County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,056 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ramsey is located at...
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He served as a private in the Fourth Regiment, Illinois Infantry, during the war with Spain.
He again engaged in teaching at Ramsey, Illinois
Ramsey, Illinois
Ramsey is a village in Fayette County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,056 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ramsey is located at...
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Dickson was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Fifty-ninth
59th United States Congress
The Fifty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1905 to March 4, 1907, during the fifth and sixth...
Congress (March 4, 1905-March 3, 1907).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1906 to the Sixtieth
60th United States Congress
The Sixtieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1907 to March 4, 1909, during the last two years of...
Congress.
He served as assistant adjutant general of Illinois 1908-1910.
He served as adjutant general of Illinois
Adjutant general of Illinois
The adjutant general of Illinois is the senior officer of the Illinois Army National Guard and the Illinois Air National Guard. The Illinois Naval Militia was also part of the command, until it was disbanded....
1910-1922.
He served as assistant to the director of finance, United States Shipping Board and Emergency Fleet Corporation from 1922 to 1924.
Secretary to Senator Medill McCormick 1924-1926.
Associated with the National Board of Fire Underwriters in Chicago, Illinois, and was general counsel at time of death.
He died in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, February 24, 1953.
He was interred in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois
Springfield, Illinois
Springfield is the third and current capital of the US state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County with a population of 117,400 , making it the sixth most populated city in the state and the second most populated Illinois city outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area...
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