William A. Dickson

William Alexander Dickson (born July 20, 1861 in Centerville , Wilkinson County , Mississippi , † February 25, 1940 there ) was an American politician . Between 1909 and 1913 he represented the sixth constituency of the state of Mississippi in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Dickson attended both public and private schools. These included the Pleasant Grove School , the Centenary College in Jackson ( Louisiana ) and Vanderbilt University in Nashville ( Tennessee ). Despite a law degree, Dickson never worked as a lawyer. After completing his studies, he began to work in agriculture.

Politically, Dickson joined the Democratic Party . Between 1887 and 1893 he was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives . At that time he was also a school councilor in Wilkinson County and curator of the Agricultural and Mechanical College in Starkville . In 1908 Dickson was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Frank A. McLain on March 4, 1909 . After re-election in 1910, he could remain in Congress until March 3, 1913 .

After his time in the federal capital, Dickson turned back to his private interests, especially agriculture. He later became a supervisor for the third county in Wilkinson County. There he was also responsible for road administration in 1927. Dickson died in his birthplace Centerville in February 1940 and was buried there.

Web links

• William A. Dickson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William A. Dickson in the database of Find a Grave (English)