# Daniel A. Dickinson *American jurist and Minnesota Supreme Court justice (1839–1902)* Daniel Ashley Dickinson (October 28, 1839 – February 12, 1902), an American jurist, sat as a [[Minnesota]] district court judge in 1875. He was a justice of the [[Minnesota Supreme Court]] from 1881 to 1893.[^1] Dickinson was born in Vermont and educated at Dartmouth College. He practiced law in New York and was a United States Navy paymaster during the American Civil War. He settled in [[Mankato]], Minnesota, in 1868. In 1894 he moved to Duluth, where he resumed practice and later died.[^1] ## Life A native of Hartford, Vermont, Dickinson completed his studies at Dartmouth College in 1860.[^1] He first practiced law in Plattsburgh, New York. During the American Civil War, from 1863 to 1865, he was a paymaster in the United States Navy.[^1] Dickinson relocated to Mankato, Minnesota, in 1868 and took up the practice of law again.[^1] He held a Minnesota district court judgeship in 1875. From 1881 to 1893 he sat on the state's Supreme Court.[^1] He relocated to Duluth, Minnesota, in 1894 and practiced law there. He died in Duluth on February 12, 1902, following a long illness.[^1] ## In the Minnesota record ### Who - Daniel Ashley Dickinson, American jurist.[^1] ### What - Minnesota district court judge (1875); justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court (1881–1893).[^1] ### When - Born October 28, 1839; died February 12, 1902.[^1] - United States Navy paymaster, 1863–1865.[^1] ### Where - Born in Hartford, Vermont; practiced law in Plattsburgh, New York; practiced law in Mankato, Minnesota (from 1868); moved to Duluth, Minnesota (1894), where he died.[^1] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia contributors, *Daniel A. Dickinson* (revision 1354057105, retrieved 2026-10-26) — Dickinson's birth, education, legal practice, Navy service, Minnesota judicial service, moves and death. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_A._Dickinson