Charles Dickinson (attorney and duelist)

Charles Dickinson
Miniature of Charles Dickinson by unknown artist
BornDecember 20, 1780
Caroline County, Maryland
DiedMay 30, 1806(1806-05-30) (aged 25)
near Adairville, Kentucky
Cause of deathGunshot wound
Occupationsattorney, horse breeder and plantation owner
Known fordied in a duel with Andrew Jackson

Charles Dickinson (December 20, 1780 – May 30, 1806) was an American attorney and slave trader. He was killed by future President Andrew Jackson in a duel which wounded both of them. An expert marksman, Dickinson was shot in the chest by Jackson due to a protracted disagreement which originated in an incident involving a horse which the future president owned.

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