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His law practice became so large, Dickinson was forced to leave his law practice for poor health. He returned to Binghamton, bought most of the land in South Mountain, and for two years superintended the clearing of the forest which covered the hill. He then bought the controlling interest of the
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ranked as one of the world's most famous poems. Dickinson received letters from all over the world about the poem to his dying day, 53 years after he first wrote it. It was widely believed that the poem wasn't written by Dickinson, but by
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In 1906, Dickinson was appointed one of the first Consul General at Large, assigned to visit and supervise consulates in various countries. He resigned in 1907 due to his wife's poor health and returned to Binghamton.
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in 1910. He had two sons, Giles Hotchkiss Dickinson and Charles Hotchkiss Dickinson, and an adopted daughter, Lady Poynter.
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refused to receive him, as he and his ministers were troubled by how he remained consul to Constantinople, their old enemy.
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After graduating, Dickinson taught school for about two years. During that time, he wrote
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As diplomatic agent, Dickinson was quickly put to work in freeing American missionary
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Proceedings of the Electoral College of the State of New York, January 11th, 1897
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Dickinson died at home on July 3, 1924. He was buried in Spring Forest Cemetery.
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raised by American Sunday schools, was able to get Stone and Cilka released.
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where he insisted the poem was written by Dickinson and not his father.
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Dickinson was a member of the Authors Club of New York and the
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The Miss Stone Affair: America's First Modern Hostage Crisis
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Binghamton
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Binghamton, New York
Poet
journalist
diplomat
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Lowville, New York
Fairfield Seminary
Hezekiah Butterworth
Rossiter Johnson
Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens, Jr.
Binghamton
Daniel S. Dickinson
Cameron County, Pennsylvania
Giles W. Hotchkiss
New York City
Louis F. Payn
United States Marshal
Southern District of New York
linotype machine
Associated Press
1896 presidential election
presidential elector

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