Samuel Henry Dickson

Samuel Henry Dickson (September 20, 1798 - March 31, 1872) was an American poet, physician, writer and educator born in Charleston, South Carolina.

He also taught at NYU and the Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Dickson was a popular published poet and a leader in Charleston intellectual circles.

He and his brother Dr. John Dickson played a significant role in the medical education of the US's first female doctor, Elizabeth Blackwell.

He was also active in organizing the first railway in the U.S. by helping bring the locomotive "the Best Friend of Charleston" into service.