John Calhoun Dickenson

John Calhoun Dickenson
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the Grayson county district
In office
December 5, 1853 – December 4, 1859
Preceded byWilliam C. Parks
Succeeded bySamuel McCamant
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Montgomery and Pulaski Counties district
In office
December 5, 1859 – September 6, 1863
Preceded byHarvey Deskins
Succeeded byJames Craig Taylor
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the Carroll, Grayson and Wythe Counties district
In office
December 1, 1875 – December 4, 1883
Preceded byAbner W. C. Nowlin
Succeeded byPeyton G. Hale
Personal details
Born(1815-12-04)December 4, 1815
Oldtown, Grayson County, Virginia
DiedJuly 18, 1890(1890-07-18) (aged 74)
Grayson County, Virginia
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Rosamond Bourne Hale,
Margaret Ellen Andis
Childrenmany
Occupationfarmer, merchant
Military service
Allegiance Virginia
 Confederate States
Branch/service Virginia Militia
Rank Colonel
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

John Calhoun Dickenson (December 4, 1815 - July 18, 1890) was a Virginia planter and politician who served in both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly, including in the Virginia Senate during the American Civil War and after Congressional Reconstruction ended, and is usually referred to with the honorific "Colonel", perhaps alluding to his service with the Home Guard during the American Civil War.