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Robert Temple Dickson II (12 September 1909 – 2 December 1950) was an American politician from Texas. Robert Temple Dickson was born on 12 September 1909 and named after his father. He lived in
Sweetwater, Texas Sweetwater is a municipality in and the seat of Nolan County, Texas, United States. It is 123 miles southeast of Lubbock and 40 miles west of Abilene, Texas. Its population was 10,906 at the 2010 census. History The town's name "Sweetwater" is t ...
. Dickson served in the
Texas House of Representatives The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Texas Legislature. It consists of 150 members who are elected from single-member districts for two-year terms. As of the 2010 United States census, each member represents abou ...
as a Democratic legislator for District 117 from 1939 to 1941. He resigned the seat during the first year of his second term in office to enlist in the
United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...
. After serving in
World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, Dickson returned to Texas, and by January 1945, had been named deputy county clerk in the probate court system of Tarrant County. Dickson's son,
Robert Temple Dickson III Robert Temple Dickson III (29 October 1934 – 29 November 2006) was an American politician from Texas. Robert Temple Dickson III was born to parents Mary Isabel and Robert Temple Dickson II on 29 October 1934. At the time, the family lived in ...
was also a state legislator.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dickson 2, Robert Temple Democratic Party members of the Texas House of Representatives Military personnel from Texas 20th-century American legislators County officials in Texas 1909 births 1950 deaths United States Navy personnel of World War II People from Sweetwater, Texas 20th-century Texas politicians