He was born in nearby Onslow, the son of Charles Dickson and Amelia Bishop, emigrants from Connecticut. In 1801, he married Rebecca Pearson, the daughter of Thomas Pearson, who also represented Truro in the provincial assembly. His brothers, Robert and Thomas, and brother-in-law, Samuel George William Archibald, also served in the Nova Scotia House of Assemby.
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Eaton, Arthur Wentworth Hamilton (1910). The History of King's County, Nova Scotia. Salem Press Company. p. 644.
Elliott, Shirley B., ed. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory(PDF). Province of Nova Scotia. p. 57. ISBN0-88871-050-X.
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