Walter Dickson (architect)
Walter Dickson may refer to: *Walter Dickson (author) (1916–1990), Swedish author *Walter Hamilton Dickson (1806–1885), lawyer and political figure in Canada West *Walter Michael Dickson Walter Michael "Mike" Dickson (23 November 1884 – 26 September 1915) was a rugby union player, who represented Scotland, Blackheath and Oxford. He was killed in World War I. Early life Dickson was born in Rondebosch, Cape Colony (present-day ...

Walter Dickson (author)
Walter Dickson (22 February, 1916 - 23 March, 1990) was a Swedish author. Biography Dickson was born in New Haven in the United States, where his father worked as a carpenter. The family returned to Sweden in 1921 and settled in Vinberg near Falkenberg, where he was raised by his grandparents.Images of America in Scandinavia - Page 186 Poul Houe, Sven Hakon Rossel - 1998 "Walter Dickson, who was returned to Sweden as a four-year-old boy and raised by grandparents, remained obsessed with America as a land that harbored a personal family secret." Dickson graduated in Halmstad in 1936 and received his bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of Gothenburg, but he also studied at universities in Uppsala and Stockholm. From 1943 he was a literature reviewer in the daily newspaper ''Ny Tid'' and also contributed to several Finnish and Swedish literary magazines and the trade union press. Dickson made his debut as author with ''Perspektiv från Stigberget'' (1942) and ''Det ...
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Walter Hamilton Dickson
Walter Hamilton Dickson (January 4, 1806 – July 30, 1885) was a lawyer and political figure in Canada West. He was a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada from 1867 to 1884. He was born in Newark ( Niagara-on-the-Lake), Upper Canada in 1806, the son of William Dickson. In 1813, his home was burned with the rest of the town by American Brigadier-General George McClure. He articled in law with his brother Robert and was called to the bar in 1830. He practised in Dundas and then at Niagara. He served in the cavalry unit of the local militia and served as a major during the Upper Canada Rebellion. Dickson represented Niagara in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1844 to 1851. In 1855, he was appointed to the Legislative Council and served until Confederation A confederation (also known as a confederacy or league) is a union of sovereign groups or states united for purposes of common action. Usually created by a treaty, confederations of state ...
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