supported John C. Breckinridge for President. He supported the Union during the American Civil War. He was elected New York State Attorney General in November 1861 on a ticket nominated by the Independent People's state convention (War Democrats), and endorsed by the Republicans. He was appointed United States Commissioner for the final settlement of the Hudson Bay and Puget Sound agricultural claims in 1864. Dickinson was considered as a possible vice presidential candidate when Abraham Lincoln ran for reelection in 1864 and desired a pro-war Democrat on the Republican ticket to demonstrate support for his war policy, but the nomination went to Andrew Johnson. Dickinson supported Lincoln's reelection, and was appointed United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York in 1865, an office in which he served until his death. He died in New York City, and was buried at the Spring Forest Cemetery in Binghamton. Legacy Daniel S. Dickinson is the namesake of the village of Port Dickinson, New York (and the encompassing town), Dickinson County, Iowa, and Dickinson County, Kansas. His great-granddaughter Tracy Dickinson Mygatt was a Socialist playwright and pacifist. A bronze statue of Dickinson by Allen George Newman was erected in front of the Broome County Courthouse in Binghamton, New York in 1924. Notes References Retrieved on 2009-04-07 Mr. Lincoln and New York: Daniel S. Dickinson Obit in NYT on April 14, 1866 (with a few incorrect dates) List of New York Attorneys General, at Office of the NYSAG External links Daniel S. Dickinson Papers at the Newberry Library Daniel S. Dickinson Papers, Binghamton University Libraries Daniel S. Dickinson Digital Collection, Binghamton University Libraries 1800 births 1866 deaths People from Goshen, Connecticut New York (state) postmasters New York State Attorneys General Candidates in the 1860 United States presidential election Lieutenant Governors of New York (state) 1844 United States presidential electors New York (state) Democrats People of New York (state) in the American Civil War United States Attorneys for the Southern District of New York Politicians from Binghamton, New York Democratic Party United States senators from New York (state) New York (state) Free Soilers People from Guilford, New York New York (state) lawyers Burials in New York (state) Lawyers from Binghamton, New York 19th-century American lawyers 19th-century American educators