Grant County KyArchives Biographies.....Dickerson, William Worth November 29 1851 - January 31 1923
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Author: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 through
DICKERSON, William Worth, 1851-1923. DICKERSON, William
Worth, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Sherman, Grant County, Ky.,
November 29, 1851; attended the public schools and the private academy of
N.M. Lloyd in Crittenden, Ky.; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1872
and commenced practice in Williamstown, Ky.; prosecuting attorney of Grant
County 1872-1876; member of the State house of representatives 1885-1887;
served in the State senate 1887-1891; elected as a Democrat to the
Fifty-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John
G. Carlisle; reelected to the Fifty-second Congress and served from June
21, 1890, to March 3, 1893; unsuccessful candidate for renomination in
1892; resumed the practice of law in Williamstown, Grant County, Ky.; moved
to Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1902 and continued the practice of his profession
until his death January 31, 1923; remains were cremated and the ashes
interred in the City Cemetery, Williamstown, Ky. 
 


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