Charles Dickinson

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Charles Dickinson (1780-1806), was a 19th Century American known more for his death than any accomplishments in life. Born at Wiltshire Manor, Dickinson grew up in the Grove community of Caroline County, Maryland. He was a successful planter and a popular socialite. At a party near Hillsboro, Maryland at the Daffin House plantation, he met future president Andrew Jackson and struck up a conversation about horse racing. Later the two would meet again when Dickinson had relocated to Nashville, Tennessee. A horse race was set up between the two men, but Dickinson pulled his entry out at the last minute. Enraged, Jackson challenged him to a duel and killed Dickinson on May 30, 1806.