the commission that selected the site for the national capital in Washington, D.C., in 1784. When William Paterson resigned from the United States Senate, Dickinson was chosen by New Jersey to finish Paterson's term. He served in the senate from November 13, 1790, to March 3, 1793. Death After his service in Congress, he returned to look after his estates until he died on February 4, 1809, at his home, and was buried at Friends Burying Ground in Trenton. References Bibliography External links Philemon Dickinson at The Political Graveyard Biographical sketch at Virtualology.com (under his brother, John Dickinson) 1739 births 1809 deaths People from Talbot County, Maryland People of colonial Maryland People of colonial New Jersey American people of English descent Continental Congressmen from Delaware Pro-Administration Party United States senators from New Jersey Members of the New Jersey Legislative Council People from Kent County, Delaware Politicians from Trenton, New Jersey University of Pennsylvania alumni New Jersey militiamen in the American Revolution Militia generals in the American Revolution Burials in New Jersey