William Austin Dickinson (April 16, 1829 – August 16, 1895) was an American lawyer who lived and worked in Amherst, Massachusetts. Known to family and friends as "Austin", he was, notably, the older brother of poet Emily Dickinson.

The world of the close-knit Dickinson family revolved around Austin. The oldest of the three Dickinson children, William Austin Dickinson was born on April 16, 1829, about a year and half before his sister Emily.

Apr 16, 2019 · On this day, Emily Dickinson's brother, William Austin Dickinson, was born. Although he tried his hand at teaching, William became a lawyer, following in the footsteps th his grandfather, Fowler, and his father, Edward.

William Austin Dickinson (April 16, 1829 – August 16, 1895) was an American lawyer who lived and worked in Amherst, Massachusetts. Known to family and friends as "Austin", he was, notably, the older brother of poet Emily Dickinson.

Apr 16, 2019 · Though it’s not clear that 19th century politics was any more devoid of scandal than politics today, was Austin Dickinson’s life so riddled with “issues” that it would have precluded a successful political run – or would he have been as unscathed by it all as he seemed to be in his personal life?

May 1, 2022 · The oldest of the three Dickinson children, William Austin Dickinson was born on April 16, 1829, about a year and half before his sister Emily. Educated at Amherst Academy and at Williston Seminary in Easthampton, Massachusetts, Austin graduated from Amherst College with the class of 1850.

While Austin was not directly involved in the posthumous editing of his sister’s poetry, his affair with Todd, who served as a principal editor of Dickinson’s work, created additional tensions with his wife and surviving sister.

William Austin Dickinson (April 16, 1829 – August 16, 1895) was an American lawyer. Known to family and friends as "Austin", he was the older brother of the poet Emily Dickinson. After graduating from both Williston Seminary and Amherst College, Dickinson taught briefly before pursuing a legal education.

May 2, 2024 · William Austin Dickinson, always referred to in the family as Austin, was the older brother of poet Emily Dickinson; he was born at Amherst, Massachusetts, in the spring of 1829 to Edward and Emily (Norcross) Dickinson.

“There was always such a Hurrah wherever you was” – Emily Dickinson to Austin Dickinson, April 18, 1842. Upon graduation from Harvard Law School in 1854 and in anticipation of a new life with his fiancée, Susan Gilbert, Austin Dickinson considered a move west, to Chicago.