Francis Dickinson (politician)


Francis Henry Dickinson was an English Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament for West Somerset from 1841 to 1847.

Life

He was the grandson of William Dickinson, the Member of Parliament for Somerset from 1796 to 1806 and the son of William Dickinson, the MP for Somerset from 1806 to 1831. Francis inherited his father's estates in Somerset and Jamaica.
He was educated at Westminster School, and matriculated in 1831 at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating B.A. in 1835 and M.A. in 1838. He was admitted to the Inner Temple in 1835.

Family

Dickinson married in 1835 Caroline Carey, his first cousin. She was daughter of Major-General Thomas Carey of the 3rd Foot Guards, and his first wife Caroline Smith, daughter of Samuel Smith MP of Woodhall Park; they had three sons and two daughters. Their children included: