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William Dickson (Australian politician) William Edward Dickson (26 April 1893 – 22 May 1966) was an English-born Australian politician. Early life Dickson was born at Widnes in Lancashire to alkali labourer Edward Dickson and Bertha Stancliffe. He migrated to Australia in 1913 ...

(1893–1966), member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales *

William Dickson (bishop) The Rt Rev William Dickson (1745–1804) was Bishop of Down and Connor from 1784 to 1804. He was educated at Eton and Hertford College, Oxford and died in post on 19 September 1804. Life He was son of an English clergyman, James Dickson, who ...

(1745–1804), Bishop of Down and Connor, 1784–1804 * William Dickson (MP) (1748–1815) British Army commander and Member of Parliament * William Dickson (congressman) (1770–1816), American congressman from Tennessee * William Dickson (Falklands settler) (died 1833), administrator of Fort Louis in the Falklands in 1833 *

William Dickson (footballer, born 1866) William Alexander Dickson (27 August 1866 – 1 June 1910) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa and Stoke and also the Scotland national team. Career Dickson was born in Crail, Fife and played for Dundee c ...

(1866–1910), Scottish footballer * William Dickson (footballer, born 1923) (1923–2002), Northern Irish footballer *

William Dickson (Northern Ireland politician) William Dickson (born 1947), known as Billy Dickson, is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland. Early life and education Dickson was born in Greencastle and grew up off the Donegall Road in Belfast,Rebecca Petticrew,Through the Grapevine - Bi ...

(born 1947), Northern Irish councillor and shooting survivor *

William Dickson (Nova Scotia politician) William Dickson (c. 1779 – 15 February 1834) was a politician in Nova Scotia. He represented the town of Truro, Nova Scotia, Truro in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1818 to 1826. He was born in nearby Onslow, Nova Scotia, Onslow, the s ...

(1779–1834), politician in Nova Scotia *

William Dickson (RAF officer) Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir William Forster Dickson, (24 September 1898 – 12 September 1987), was a Royal Naval Air Service aviator during the First World War, a senior officer in the Royal Air Force during the inter-war years and a Roy ...

(1898–1987), British Chief of the Air Staff, 1953–1956 *

William Dickson (Upper Canada) William Dickson (July 13, 1769 – February 19, 1846) was a businessman, lawyer and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born in Dumfries, Scotland in 1769. In 1785, he emigrated to the Niagara peninsula, where he managed mills and a stor ...

(1769–1846), lawyer, businessman and political figure in Upper Canada * William Dickson (solicitor) (1799–1875), solicitor, banker and historian associated with Alnwick, Northumberland, England *

William A. Dickson William Alexander Dickson (July 20, 1861 – February 25, 1940) was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi. Born in Centreville, Mississippi, Dickson attended private and public schools, Pleasant Grove School, Centenary College, Jackson, Louisian ...

(1861–1940), U.S. Representative * William Kennedy Dickson (1860–1935), Franco-Scottish inventor and film pioneer *

William Kirk Dickson William Kirk Dickson (1860 – 14 July 1949) was a Scottish advocate, librarian and writer. He was Keeper of the Advocates' Library from 1906 to 1925, and Librarian of the National Library of Scotland from 1925 to 1931. Life He was born in Edinb ...

(1860–1949), Scottish advocate, librarian and writer *

William Purdie Dickson William Purdie Dickson DD LLD (1823–1901) was a Scottish minister and theologian. He was Professor of Divinity at the University of Glasgow from 1873 to 1895. The William Dickson Prize is named in his honour. Early life William Purdie Dicks ...

(1823–1901), Scottish professor of divinity *

William Steel Dickson William Steel Dickson (1744–1824) was an Irish Presbyterian minister and member of the Society of the United Irishmen, committed to the cause of Catholic Emancipation, democratic reform, and national independence. He was arrested on the eve ...

(1744–1824), Ulster Presbyterian minister and member of the Society of the United Irishmen *

William Dickson (chemist) William Dickson TD MBE FRSE FRSC (23 January 1905 – 21 October 1992) was a Scottish chemist and educator. He was the only British schoolteacher to be elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. He was proud of his fishing heritage. A ...

(1905–1992), Scottish chemist and educator *

William Angus Dickson William Angus Dickson (9 February 1882 – 25 July 1967) was a Canadian politician. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1934 to 1945 who represented the riding of Perth. Background Dickson was a farmer in Elma T ...

(1882–1967), Canadian politician in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario *

William B. Dickson William Brown Dickson (November 6, 1865 – January 28, 1942) was an American business executive in the steel industry. Starting his career as a common laborer in the Homestead Steel Works of Carnegie Steel at the age of 15, he rose to become vice p ...

(1865–1942), business executive in the American steel industry *

William M. Dickson William Martin Dickson, also known as William M. Dickson (1827-1889), was a lawyer, prosecuting attorney, and judge from Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. He was one of the founders of the Republican Party and assisted in the framing of the Emanci ...

(1827–1889), lawyer and judge from Cincinnati, Ohio *

Billy Dickson Billy Dickson is an American cinematographer and television director. As a cinematographer he is best known for his work on the television series '' Ally McBeal'', for which he was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Cinema ...

, American cinematographer and television director * Billy Dickson (footballer) (born 1945), Scottish footballer

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