▁and ▁comm enced ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁law ▁in ▁L ans ing burgh . ▁ ▁Dick inson ▁moved ▁to ▁T roy , ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Farm ers ' ▁Bank ▁of ▁T roy , ▁New ▁York , ▁from ▁the ▁bank ' s ▁foundation ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 1 ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 1 . ▁ ▁Dick inson ▁was ▁a ▁director ▁and ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁R ens sel a er ▁& ▁Sar at oga ▁In sur ance ▁Co . ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 4 . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Assembly ▁from ▁November ▁ 1 8 1 6 ▁to ▁April ▁ 1 8 1 7 , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁T roy ▁Ly ce um ▁of ▁Natural ▁History ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 8 . ▁ ▁Dick inson ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Federal ist ▁to ▁the ▁Six teenth ▁and ▁Se vent e enth ▁Congress es ▁from ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 1 9 ▁to ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 2 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁trust ees ▁of ▁the ▁R ens sel a er ▁Poly techn ic ▁Institute ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁committee ▁which ▁received ▁La f ay ette ▁on ▁his ▁vis its ▁to ▁T roy ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 4 ▁and ▁ 1 8 2 5 . ▁ ▁Dick inson ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁an ▁Adams ▁candidate