Sir Robert Dickson (died October 1711), first holder of the baronetcy of Dickson of Sornbeg, was an MP of the

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for the constituency of Edinburghshire from 1702 to 1707, who voted for the

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.Cokayne's ''Complete Baronetage'', vol.4, p.368
/ref> He was the son of Alexander Dickson of Tourlands. He was created a

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on 28 February 1695 when he was described as being of Sornbeg in Galston, Ayrshire, but later acquired a large estate in

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. He was succeeded as second baronet by his son Robert (1694–1760) whose only son predeceased him, so the title presumably became extinct on his death. A couple of publications''

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'' and the Irish ''Exshaw's Magazine'' however announced in 1760 that a David Dickson "of Derrymore, King's County", Ireland, had succeeded to the baronetcy. No such person is known to be connected to the family and there is no further trace either of the man or the title. Nevertheless, for this reason the baronetcy of Dickson of Sornbeg is sometimes described as dormant rather than extinct.

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Year of birth unknown 1711 deaths People from Galston, East Ayrshire Nobility from East Ayrshire Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1702–1707 Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia {{NovaScotia-baronet-stub