Samuel Dickens
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Samuel Dickens was a Congressional Representative
from North Carolina
; born near Roxboro
in Person County, North Carolina
, birth date unknown. 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), and moved to Madison County, Tennessee in 1820. He died in Madison County in 1840.
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 North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
; born near Roxboro
Roxboro, North Carolina
Roxboro is a city and the county seat of Person County, North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the city of Roxboro has a population of 8,362. The city is 30 miles north of Durham, NC. It is part of the Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Area.-History:...
in Person County, North Carolina
Person County, North Carolina
Person County is a county located in the Piedmont region in north-central North Carolina in the United States. It is part of the Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Area. The population was 39,464 at the 2010 census.The county seat is Roxboro...
, birth date unknown. He was a member of the North Carolina state house of commons
North Carolina General Assembly
The North Carolina General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The General Assembly drafts and legislates the state laws of North Carolina, also known as the General Statutes...
from 1813 to 1815, and in 1818; he was elected as a Democratic-Republican
Democratic-Republican Party (United States)
The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along...
to the Fourteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Richard Stanford
Richard Stanford
Richard Stanford was a Democratic-Republican U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1797 and 1816.-Biography:...
(December 2, 1816 – March 3, 1817), and moved to Madison County, Tennessee in 1820. He died in Madison County in 1840.