About Samuel Dickens
Lived 1775 – 1840 (aged 64–65). Samuel Dickens was an American politician.
Samuel Dickens (ca. 1775 – July 22, 1840) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born near Roxboro in Person County, North Carolina around 1775. He was a member of the North Carolina state house of commons from 1813 to 1815, and in 1818. He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fourteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Richard Stanford (December 2, 1816 – March 3, 1817). He moved to Madison County, Tennessee in 1820 and died there in 1840.
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Who was Samuel Dickens?
American politician
When was Samuel Dickens born?
Samuel Dickens was born in 1775 in Roxboro.
When did Samuel Dickens die?
Samuel Dickens died in 1840 in Madison County.
What was Samuel Dickens's occupation?
Samuel Dickens was a politician.
What nationality was Samuel Dickens?
Samuel Dickens was American.
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· DBpedia: Samuel Dickens (politician)
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