Education
At age sixteen he entered Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, from which he graduated. Studied law under Charles South. Bradley, and opened an office in Providence.
At age sixteen he entered Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, from which he graduated. Studied law under Charles South. Bradley, and opened an office in Providence.
Franklin Dickman was a native of St. Petersburg, Virginia, born August 28, 1828. He was a candidate for Rhode Island Attorney General as a Democrat in 1857, but lost in the General Election. He authored the widely circulated report of the board.
In 1858, he moved to Cleveland, Ohio, and became a Republican during the American Civil War.
In 1861, Dickman represented Cuyahoga County in the Ohio House of Representatives in the 55th General Assembly, (1862–1863), as a Democrat. Married Anna Eliza Neil of Columbus December 24, 1862, who had four children.
In 1867, President Johnson appointed Dickman as United States District Attorney for the Northern district of Ohio, and he resigned in 1869. In 1883 he was appointed on the Supreme Court Commission of Ohio for two years.
In 1886, Governor Foraker appointed him to a vacancy on the Ohio Supreme Court.
At the 1894 State Republican Convention, Dickman lost out to John Allen Shauck for the nomination. He died February 12, 1908 at Cleveland. He is buried in Lake View Cemetery.
Republican Party, Democratic Party.
In 1858, appointed a member of the Board of Visitors of the United States Military Academy, and selected secretary.