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- NAME: John Dickinson
- OCCUPATION: General, Political Leader, Journalist
- BIRTH DATE: November 08, 1732
- DEATH DATE: February 14, 1808
- EDUCATION: Middle Temple
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Talbot County, Maryland
- PLACE OF DEATH: Wilmington, Delaware
- Nickname: "Penman of the Revolution"
- Full Name: John Dickinson
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John Dickinson, an American statesman often referred to as the "Penman of the Revolution," wrote letters that helped turn opinion against the Townshend Acts created by the Parliament of Great Britain.
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American politician John Dickinson, dubbed the "Penman of the Revolution," was born on November 8, 1732, in Talbot County, Maryland. Dickinson represented Pennsylvania in the Stamp Act Congress, and drafted its declaration of rights and grievances. He won fame in 1767 as the author of Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, to the Inhabitants of the British Colonies, which were printed in many colonial newspapers from 1767 to 1768. The letters helped turn public opinion against the Townshend Acts created by the Parliament of Great Britain. Dickinson died on February 14, 1808, in Wilmington, Delaware.
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