John Dickinson Marker

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Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

John Dickinson
1732 - 1808

John Dickinson Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Nate Davidson, December 30, 2009

1. John Dickinson Marker

Inscription. Nearby is grave of John Dickinson, Lawyer, Scholar, and Statesman. Member Colonial Assemblies of Delaware and Pennsylvania and Legislative Council of Delaware State. Delegate From Pennsylvania to Stamp Act Congress. Representative in Continental Congress from Pennsylvania and Delaware, and President of both states. Signer for Delaware of Articles of Confederation. Member from Delaware and Chairman Annapolis Convention. Delaware delegate to Federal Constitutional Convention, and framer and signer of Constitution. Judge Delaware Court of Appeals. President Second Delaware Constitutional Convention. Rendered military service in Revolution. Author of famous “Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania.” A founder of Dickinson College. Lived in Kent County and at Eight and Market Streets, Wilmington.

Erected 1933 by Historic Markers Commission.

Location. 39° 44.517′ N, 75° 33.25′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County. Marker is on W. 4th Street near Washington Street. Click for map. Located within the Wilmington Friends Meeting House burial ground. Marker is in this post office area: Wilmington DE 19801, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Meeting House 1816 (within shouting distance of this marker); Wilmington Friends Meeting (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Thomas Garrett (about 800 feet away); Willingtown Square (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Farmers Bank (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Town Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Delaware's Jewish Community (approx. 0.2 miles away); Brown v. Board of Education (approx. ¼ mile away). Click for a list of all markers in Wilmington.

John Dickinson Gravestone Photo, Click for full size

By Nate Davidson, December 30, 2009

2. John Dickinson Gravestone

Also see . . .
1. John Dickinson - A Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. (Submitted on January 10, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
2. John Dickinson - Colonial Hall. (Submitted on January 10, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Credits. This page originally submitted on January 9, 2011, by Nate Davidson of Salisbury, Maryland. This page has been viewed 571 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 9, 2011, by Nate Davidson of Salisbury, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.