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Henry L Dickey

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Preceded by
  
Lawrence T. Neal

Preceded by
  
John L. Hughes

Party
  
Democratic Party

Succeeded by
  
Henry S. Neal

Role
  
U.S. representative


Preceded by
  
Henry S. Neal

Name
  
Henry Dickey

Succeeded by
  
Frank H. Hurd

Succeeded by
  
N. H. Hixon

Resigned
  
March 3, 1879

Henry L. Dickey

Died
  
May 23, 1910, Greenfield, Ohio, United States

Education
  
University of Cincinnati College of Law

Henry Luther Dickey (October 29, 1832 – May 23, 1910) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Born in South Salem, Ohio, Dickey moved with his parents to Washington Court House, Ohio, in 1836. He moved to Greenfield, Ohio, in 1847. He attended Greenfield Academy. He pursued the vocation of civil engineer, and in that capacity had charge of the construction of the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad in Vinton County, Ohio. He resigned in 1855. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar at Chillicothe, Ohio, in 1857. He was graduated from the Cincinnati Law School in 1859. He commenced practice in Greenfield. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1861. He served in the State senate in 1868 and 1869.

Dickey was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1880. He resumed the practice of law. He was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States in 1877. He served as president of the Commercial Bank of Greenfield. He died in Greenfield, Ohio, on May 23, 1910. He was interred in Greenfield Cemetery.

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