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soon after Dickinson took office interrupted postal service in the nation. Dickinson refused to use federal forces to break the strike and instead modified the distribution routes so that postal deliveries could continue. At Cleveland's request, Dickinson applied
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Following Cleveland's defeat, Dickinson returned to the practice of law in Detroit. He subsequently headed Michigan's delegation to the
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In 1872, Dickinson established himself in state politics by working to effectively organize the
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in 1900 and also supported Roosevelt's unsuccessful run as a third party candidate in 1912.
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in 1884. After the election, Cleveland offered Dickinson a position on the recently created
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ascendancy and his monetary proposals. Dickinson supported the Republican ticket of
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which renominated Cleveland. Dickinson split with the Democratic Party over
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from Michigan 1880–1885, and was an early supporter of the candidacy of
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He died in Detroit on October 15, 1917, and is interred at
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Donald McDonald Dickinson

United States Postmaster General
Grover Cleveland
William Freeman Vilas
John Wanamaker
Oswego County, New York
Detroit, Michigan
Democratic
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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lawyer
politician
U.S. state
Michigan
Oswego County, New York
University of Michigan Law School
Detroit
Supreme Court of the United States
Democratic Party
Republican
Democratic National Committee
Grover Cleveland
President
Civil Service Commission
United States Postmaster General
railroad
strike
civil service reforms

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