Joseph Dickson | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph McDowell, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | James Holland |
| Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives | |
| In office 1809–1811 | |
| Preceded by | John Tipton |
| Succeeded by | John Cocke |
| Member of the North Carolina Senate | |
| In office 1788-1795 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 1745 Chester County, Province of Pennsylvania, British America |
| Died | April 14, 1825 (aged 79–80) Rutherford County, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Spouse | Margaret McEwen |
| Children | Robert Dickson, Elizabeth Dickson, John Dickson, Joseph Dickson Jr., William Dickson, Margaret Dickson, Ezekiel Dickson, Isabella Dickson, James L. Dickson |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/ | North Carolina militia |
| Years of service | 1775-1783 |
| Rank | Colonel during war, Brigadier General after the war |
| Unit | Rowan County Regiment, 1st Battalion of Volunteers, Lincoln County Regiment, North Carolina State Cavalry-Western District |
| Commands held | Lincoln County Regiment |
Joseph Dickson (April 1745 – April 14, 1825) was an American politician and soldier who represented North Carolina's 1st district in the United States House of Representatives from 1799 to 1801, and would later serve in the Tennessee House of Representatives.
He was born in Chester County in the Province of Pennsylvania, though eventually moved with his parents to Rowan County in the Province of North Carolina. He was engaged in cotton and tobacco planting.[1][2]