Edward Dickinson was an American politician from Massachusetts. He is also known as the father of the poet Emily Dickinson; their family home in Amherst, the Dickinson Homestead, is a museum dedicated to her. Wikipedia
Born: January 1, 1803, Amherst, MA
Died: June 16, 1874 (age 71 years), Boston, MA
Children: Emily Dickinson, Lavinia Norcross Dickinson, and William Austin Dickinson
Parents: Samuel Fowler Dickinson and Lucretia Gunn
Party: Whig Party
Grandchild: Martha Dickinson Bianchi
Grandparents: Nathan Dickinson, Jr., Nathaniel Gunn, and Hannah Montague