Samuel William Dickson (6 October 1866 – 29 November 1955) was an Australian politician who represented the

South Australian House of Assembly The House of Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. The other is the Legislative Council. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Adelaide. Overview The House of Assembly was creat ...

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seat of

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from 1921 to 1924 for the Liberal Union and

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. He had previously served as mayor of the

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from 1906 to 1908, and was a Peterborough councillor for eighteen years.

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1866 births 1955 deaths Members of the South Australian House of Assembly {{Australia-politician-stub