John Dickson (New York politician)

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John Dickson (June 1, 1783 – February 22, 1852) was a U.S. representative from New York and an anti–Masonic politician. He was born in Keene, New Hampshire, and graduated from Middlebury College in 1808. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1812, and practiced in West Bloomfield, New York.

Dickson served in the New York State Assembly in 1829 and 1830. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as an Anti-Masonic candidate and represented New York’s 26th district from March 4, 1831, to March 3, 1835. During the Twenty-Third Congress, he chaired the Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business.

After leaving Congress, he returned to practicing law in West Bloomfield. He died in West Bloomfield on February 22, 1852, and was buried in Pioneer Cemetery. His home, the John and Mary Dickson House, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (2005).