35th, 38th, and 42nd Lieutenant Governor of Michigan
In office January 1, 1939 – March 16, 1939
Governor
Frank Fitzgerald
Preceded by
Leo J. Nowicki
Succeeded by
Matilda Dodge Wilson
In office January 1, 1927 – January 1, 1933
Governor
Fred W. Green Wilber M. Brucker
Preceded by
George W. Welsh
Succeeded by
Allen E. Stebbins
In office January 1, 1915 – January 1, 1921
Governor
Woodbridge N. Ferris Albert Sleeper
Preceded by
John Q. Ross
Succeeded by
Thomas Read
Member of the Michigan Senate from the 15th district
In office 1909–1910
Preceded by
Karl D. Keyes
Succeeded by
Coleman C. Vaughn
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
In office 1897–1898
Preceded by
Giles B. Allen
Succeeded by
Lyman H. McCall
Constituency
2nd Eaton district
In office 1905–1908
Preceded by
Cornelius A. Hallenbeck
Succeeded by
Will E. Hale
Constituency
Eaton County
Personal details
Born
(1859-04-15)April 15, 1859 Niagara County, New York, U.S.
Died
April 22, 1943(1943-04-22) (aged 84) Charlotte, Michigan, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Zora Della Cooley
Luren Dudley Dickinson (April 15, 1859 – April 22, 1943) was an American politician. He served as the 37th governor of Michigan from 1939 to 1941. He holds the record of the oldest person to ever serve as Michigan governor, beginning at the age of 79 and leaving office at the age of 81.
Luren Dudley Dickinson (April 15, 1859 – April 22, 1943) was an American politician. He served as the 37th governor of Michigan from 1939 to 1941. He holds...
January 2, 1939. p. 1. Retrieved March 13, 2023. Sobel 1978, p. 764. "Luren Dudley Dickinson". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 9, 2023. "Weakened...
Governor Dickinson may refer to: John Dickinson (1732–1808), 5th President of Pennsylvania LurenDickinson (1859–1943), 37th Governor of Michigan This...
Lieutenant Governor of Michigan briefly in 1940 under Republican Governor LurenDickinson. In 1957, the Wilsons donated their 1,500-acre (6.1 km2) Meadow Brook...
incumbent Republican LurenDickinson with 53.06% of the vote. Major party candidates Murray Van Wagoner, Democratic LurenDickinson, Republican Other candidates...
Lieutenant Governor of a U.S. state.[citation needed] She was preceded by LurenDickinson, Republican, and followed by Frank Murphy, Democrat. She was the author...
governor to die in office and was succeeded by Lieutenant Governor LurenDickinson. Fizgerald was a member of Freemasons, Eagles, Shriners, Knights of...
Dickinson (1732–1808), Delaware State Senate LurenDickinson (1859–1943), Michigan State Senate Wells S. Dickinson (1828–1892), New York State Senate This...
Fitzgerald (R) LurenDickinson (R) Harry Kelly (R) Thomas Read (R) Miller Dunckel (D) Vernon J. Brown (R) 23R, 9D 73R, 27D 12R, 5D LurenDickinson (R) Matilda...
1940, he defeated the incumbent Republican Governor of Michigan, LurenDickinson, by 131,281 votes to become Michigan's 38th governor. During his two...
January 1 – March 16: Frank Fitzgerald (Republican) starting March 16: LurenDickinson (Republican) Governor of Minnesota: Elmer A. Benson (Farmer-Labor)...
served as his hostess because Governor Murphy was a bachelor. Zora C. Dickinson died on August 4, 1940, while her husband was still governor, leaving...
(R), who was appointed lieutenant governor of Michigan in 1940 by LurenDickinson. The first woman elected as lieutenant governor was Consuelo N. Bailey...
Massachusetts: Leverett Saltonstall (Republican) Governor of Michigan: LurenDickinson (Republican) Governor of Minnesota: Harold E. Stassen (Republican)...
Michigan: Fred W. Green (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Michigan: LurenDickinson (Republican) Michigan Attorney General: Wilber M. Brucker (Republican)...
campaign committee echoed this statement. Vandenberg, Lieutenant Governor LurenDickinson, and State Representative Merlin Wiley, who was managing the Osborn...
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