Jan. 30, 1851 Columbus Lowndes County Mississippi, USA
Death:
Dec. 13, 1928 Chicago Cook County Illinois, USA
US Secretary of War. A prominent lawyer, Dickinson was an assistant attorney general of the United States from 1895 to 1897. President Taft appointed him to his cabinet as the U.S. Secretary of War in 1909. (bio by: Evening Blues)