Hillsborough County FlArchives Biographies.....Dickenson, Edwin R. October 9, 1878 - 
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Source: Vol. II  pg.93  The Lewis Publishing Co. 1923
Author: History of Florida, Past and Present 

        EDWIN R. DICKENSON. High on the roster of Hillsborough County’s
distinguish citizens appears the name of EDWIN R. DICKENSON, for years one of
the brilliant and astute attorneys practicing before the bar of Tampa, a man
whose talents have gained him a widespread reputation, and one who is
universally respected. During his long residence in the city he has stamped his
personality upon its life in progress.
	The birth of EDWIN R. DICKENSON took place at Gainesville, Florida, 
October 9, 1878, and he is a son of W. A. and MARTHA J. (McELVEY) DICKENSON. 
The father, born at Bainbridge, Georgia, is now acting as deputy clerk of the 
Tampa courts. The mother was born at Quincy, Florida, and is the daughter of 
LAWSON G. McELVEY, who was a captain in the Confederate army. He came to this
country from Scotland, and settled at once in Florida. He was a first cousin of
HENRY CLAY CRAWFORD, one of the editors of this history. WILLIAM H. CRAWFORD,
who was minister to France, and at one time a candidate for the presidency of
the United States, is also a family connection. EDWIN R. DICKENSON is the
second son in a family of six children born to his parents, four of whom
survive, namely: W. B., who is an attorney of Tampa; ELSIE, who is the wife of
J. M. GRAHAM, of Oil City, Louisiana; JULIA J., who is state registrar for the
Florida Division of the U. D. C., and lives at Tampa; and EDWIN R.
	The early education of EDWIN R. DICKENSON was secured in the public 
schools, and he subsequently attended the State Agricultural College of 
Florida. Entering the law department of the University of the South at Sewanee, 
Tennessee, he graduated therefrom in 1903 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. 
During 1900 and 1901 Mr. Dickenson had been professor of mathematics in the 
Tampa High School, and from 1902 to 1904 he held the chair of constitutional 
and international law at Rollins College. In 1905 he was made director of the 
law department of the University of Florida, and in 1906 he located permanently 
at Tampa and began the practice of his profession, although he still continued 
to teach for a time. In 1902 he had been admitted to the bar, and was admitted 
to practice in the United States courts in 1906, and to the United States Court 
of Appeals in 1922. As vice president of Tampa Business College he continues 
his interest in educational matters. For a time he was acting municipal judge 
of Tampa. Fraternally he belongs to the Knights of Pythias, in which order he 
has attained prominence, being grand prelate of the Grand Lodge of Florida; he 
is past counsel commander of the Woodmen of the World. Through his father’s 
service during the war of the ‘60s he belongs to the Sons of Veterans and Sons 
of Confederate Veterans. As a member of the Tampa Board of Trade, the Tampa 
Young Men’s Christian Association and several of the local clubs, he is in
close touch with the progress made along many lines. A close student, Mr. D
Dickenson is constantly adding to his store of knowledge and speaks Spanish and
French fluently.
	On October 30, 1913, Mr. Dickenson married VERE COLEMAN, of Huntsville, 
Alabama, a daughter of Capt. DANIEL COLEMAN, a distinguished officer of the 
Confederate Army, and a granddaughter of Chief Justice Coleman of Alabama. Mr. 
and Mrs. Dickenson are communicants of the Episcopal Church, and belong to 
Saint Andrew’s Church of Tampa. The career of Mr. Dickenson is marked by a high
sense of personal honor and a love of fair play. He is a successful
practitioner, although it is a matter often favorably commented upon that he
will not take a false or compromising position in the hope of aiding a client.
If he has had one wish greater than another it is to achieve great success at
the bar, for he loves his work as a lawyer and throws his whole soul into it,
and that he has realized this wish no one can deny.


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