Jacob M. Dickinson

Jacob M. Dickinson

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Nashville, TN April 19, 2025  


Fast Facts

Born: January 30, 1851 in Columbus, Mississippi

Spouse: Martha Overton Dickinson (m. 1876-1917)

Military Service: Private — Confederate States Army

Served in Cabinet of: William Howard Taft

Cabinet Position: Secretary of War (1909-1911)

Died: December 13, 1928 in Nashville, Tennessee

Age: 77

Interment: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee

1808–1810 Connecticut Avenue in Washington, D.C.

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