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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. He was an attorney, politician, and businessman in Nashville, Tennessee, where he also taught at Nashville University.
Jacob M. Dickinson (1909–1911) Jacob McGavock Dickinson was born on January 30, 1851, in Columbus, Mississippi. By age 14, Dickinson was ready for war when he enlisted as a private in the Confederate cavalry.
JACOB McGAVOCK DICKINSON was born in Columbus, Mississippi, on 30 January 1851; enlisted at fourteen as a private in the Confederate cavalry; moved with his family to Nashville, Tennessee;...
FULL NAME: Jacob McGavock Dickinson. BORN: January 30, 1851; Columbus, Mississippi. DIED: December 13, 1928 (age 77) Nashville, Tennessee. EDUCATION: University of Nashville (BA, MA) Columbia University. POLITICAL PARTY: Democratic.
Jul 13, 2020 · Jacob McGavock Dickinson. DICKINSON, Jacob McGavock, lawyer and secretary of war, was born at Columbus, Lowndes co., Miss., Jan. 30, 1851, son of Henry and Anna (McGavock) Dickinson, and a descendant of Henry Dickinson, who came from England to Virginia in 1654.
In 1911, Secretary of War Jacob M. Dickinson submitted a plan to merge the Adjutant and Inspector General's Departments; another was presented by the General Staff in 1914, and again in 1915 in what led to the National Defense Act of 1916.
Sep 16, 2021 · The Council is founded by a group of 23 men and women. Jacob M. Dickinson becomes the first president (chair equivalent today), and Polly Root Collier becomes the first executive secretary (president equivalent).
