Husband Col. Samuel Bernard Dick 1
Born: 26 Oct 1836 - Meadville, Crawford Co, PA 2
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Father: Hon. John Dick (1794-1872) 1
Mother: Jane A. Torbett ( - ) 1
Marriage: 1863 3
• Residence: : Meadville, Crawford Co, PA.
Wife Agnes Scott 3
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Father: Thomas Scott ( - ) 3
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1 M John Henry Dick 3
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2 F Harriet A. Dick 3
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General Notes: Husband - Col. Samuel Bernard Dick
He was born in Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, and received all the advantages of the best private schools and colleges at home, but left college to enter into business before he took his degree. He was engaged with his father and uncle in the banking business at the breaking-out of the war of the Rebellion, and he at once tendered his services to Gov. Curtin, and was commissioned Captain of the Meadville Volunteers, the first company of troops organized in Crawford County. The company went into camp at Pittsburgh, and on the organization of the far-famed Pennsylvania Reserve Corps, in May, joined that organization, and his company became known as Company F, Ninth Regiment Pennsylvania Reserve Corps. Immediately following the first battle of Bull Run, the regiment and division were ordered to Washington, and sworn into the service of the United States for three years' service, and became the right wing of the Army of the Potomac. On the 20th of December, 1861, at Dranesville, Virginia, Capt. Dick was severely wounded while leading Gen. Ord's advance in that engagement. He returned home, but on the opening of the spring of 1862, although he had not entirely recovered from his wound he rejoined his company, and participated with them in all the battles of the Army of the Potomac, under Gen. McClellan, commanding his regiment at South Mountain and Antietam. For gallant and meritorious action, while commanding his regiment, he was recommended by Gens. Mead, Reynolds, and Hooker for promotion to the rank of a Brigadier-General, but continued ill health resulting from exposure and wounds, compelled his return home on sick leave, where he remained until the first of March, 1863, when, under the advice of the surgeon in charge, he was reluctantly compelled to resign his commission.
When Gen. Lee's army moved northward into Pennsylvania in the summer of 1863, Gov. Curtin telegraphed Capt. Dick to come immediately to Harrisburg, and requested him to take charge of the organization and mustering into service of all the State troops west of the Allegheny Mountains, and at the urgent request of the Secretary of War took command of the Fifth Regiment Pennsylvania Militia, and proceeded to New Creek, Virginia, where he assumed command of all the forces at that point, relieving Gen. Kelly. At the expiration of this service, he returned to private life, and resumed the banking business in Meadville, and became the head of the firm of J. R. Dick & Co., which had been organized in 1850.
In 1864 Col. Dick was elected a member of the Electoral College of Pennsylvania which cast the vote of the state for Lincoln's re-election.
Col. Dick was been very prominent in the Masonic fraternity beginning in 1857, serving through all the minor grades in Lodge, Chapter and Commandery up to 1878, when he was elected the Grand Commander of Knights Templar in Pennsylvania, and in 1880 was elected Grand Master of Masons in Pennsylvania, being the highest distinction in the power of the fraternity to bestow. Col. Dick was the only person ever chosen to be Grand Master of Masons west of the Allegheny Mountains, and the only Mason in Pennsylvania who ever held the office of Grand Commander and Grand Master.
In 1878 he was elected by the Republicans of his district to represent them in Congress serving one term. He was Mayor of Meadville in 1870, and under his administration the City Market was erected. He was Director and Treasurer of the Meadville Gas Company, Meadville Water Company and Phoenix Iron Works; Director of the Meadville Glass Works, and Treasurer of Crawford Mutual Insurance Company; was a Trustee of Allegheny College for many years, and President of the Board of Trade beginning at its organization. The Colonel was a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church, and was for many years a vestryman in Christ Church, Meadville.
General Notes: Wife - Agnes Scott
from Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA