Robert Dickson (1796 – November 28, 1846) was a lawyer and political figure in

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. He was born at Newark ( Niagara-on-the-Lake) in 1796, the son of William Dickson, a member of the Legislative Council. He studied in

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and settled in Niagara. He served in the local militia, becoming captain in 1829, and was elected to represent the town in the

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in 1828. He died in

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in 1846. His younger brother Walter Hamilton later became a member of the Canadian Senate.

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*''Becoming Prominent: Leadership in Upper Canada, 1791-1841'', J.K. Johnson (1989) 1796 births 1846 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada People from Niagara-on-the-Lake {{UpperCanada-politician-stub