Thomas Law Dickson

Thomas Law Dickson (ca 1769[1] – after 1810) was a farmer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Amherst township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1802 to 1806. His surname also appears as Dixon.[2]

He was the son of Thomas Dixson and Catherine Weatherhead (or Weathered). He was elected to the assembly in an 1802 by-election held following the death of Thomas Lusby. In 1810, he was named judge in the Inferior Court of Common Pleas. Dickson lived in Amherst.[2] He married Sarah Pipes.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Dickson". Irish NB Genealogies. Irish Canadian Cultural Association of New Brunswick. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
  2. 1 2 Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1984). Elliott, Shirley B, ed. The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1983: A biographical directory. Province of Nova Scotia. ISBN 0-88871-050-X.


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