Jacob M. Dickinson
| Jacob McGavock Dickinson | |
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| 44th United States Secretary of War | |
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In office March 12, 1909 – May 21, 1911 |
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| President | William Howard Taft |
| Preceded by | Luke Edward Wright |
| Succeeded by | Henry L. Stimson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 30, 1851 Columbus, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | December 13, 1928 (aged 77) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Martha Overton |
| Alma mater |
University of Nashville Columbia University |
| Profession | Politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States Confederate States of America
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| Service/branch |
 Confederate States Army
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| Rank | Private |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Jacob McGavock Dickinson (January 30, 1851 – December 13, 1928) was United States Secretary of War under President William Howard Taft from 1909 to 1911. He was succeeded by Henry L. Stimson.
Jacob McGavock Dickinson was born on January 30, 1851 in Columbus, Mississippi. His father, Henry Dickinson, served as a Chancery Judge in Mississippi from 1843 to 1854. His mother was Anne McGavock. His maternal great-grandfather was Felix Grundy.
During the American Civil War of 1861-1865, Dickinson enlisted at fourteen as a private in the Confederate States Army. Dickinson moved with his family to Nashville, Tennessee, where he graduated from the University of Nashville in 1871, and received his master's degree in 1872. While in college, he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He studied law briefly at Columbia Law School and continued his studies abroad in Leipzig and Paris. He spoke German. He was admitted to the Tennessee bar in 1874.
From 1889 to 1893, Dickinson served as president of the Tennessee Bar Association. He served on the Tennessee Supreme Court from 1891 to 1893. He served as Assistant Attorney General of the United States from 1895 to 1897. From 1897 to 1899, he was a Professor of Law at the Vanderbilt University Law School and an attorney for the Louisville & Nashville Railroad.
Dickinson moved to Chicago, Illinois in 1899. He became general solicitor for the Illinois Central Railroad, a position he held from 1899 to 1901. Dickinson later became general counsel for that railroad, a position he held from 1901 to 1909. He was a counsel for the Alaskan Boundary Tribunal in 1903, and was president of the American Bar Association from 1907 to 1908. Dickinson helped organize the American Society of International Law, served on its executive council from 1907 to 1910, and was its vice president in 1910.
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