William Dickson
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William Dickson may refer to:
- William Dickson (bishop)William Dickson (bishop)The Rt Rev William Dickson was Bishop of Down and Connor from 1784 to 1804. He was educated at Eton and Hertford College, Oxford and died in post on 19 September 1804.-Notes:...
- William Dickson (Falklands)William Dickson (Falklands)William Dickson, born Dublin, Ireland was an Irish-born settler in Port Louis in the Falkland Islands during a pivotal time in its history, following the removal of the Argentine military presence and leading up to the Port Louis Murders, also known as the Gaucho Murders, during which he was...
, administrator of Fort Louis in the Falklands in 1833 - William Dickson (Upper Canada)William Dickson (Upper Canada)William Dickson was a businessman, lawyer and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Dumfries, Scotland in 1769. In 1785, he emigrated to the Niagara peninsula, where he managed mills and a store for Robert Hamilton, his cousin...
(1769–1846), lawyer, businessman and political figure in Upper Canada - William Kennedy Dickson, 1860–1935, Franco-Scottish inventor and film pioneer
- William Dickson (RAF officer)William Dickson (RAF officer)Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir William Forster Dickson GCB, KBE, DSO, AFC was a Royal Naval Air Service aviator during World War I, an middle-ranking Royal Air Force officer during the inter-war years and a senior Royal Air Force commander during and after World War II...
, British Chief of the Air Staff from 1953 to 1956 - William Dickson (congressman)William Dickson (congressman)-Biography:He was born in Duplin County, North Carolina on May 5, 1770 and was educated at Grove Academy in Kenansville. With his parents, he moved to Tennessee in 1795 to study and practice medicine as a physician in Nashville. In 1799, he entered politics, becoming the Speaker of the Tennessee...
, American Congressman from Tennessee - William Dickson (footballer born 1866), Scottish footballer
- William Dickson (footballer born 1923)William Dickson (footballer born 1923)William Dickson, also known as Bill Dickson or Billy Dickson was a Northern Irish footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a wing half.-Club career:...
, Northern Irish footballer - William Dickson (footballer born 1945)William Dickson (footballer born 1945)William "Billy" Dickson is a former Scottish footballer, who played most notably for Kilmarnock and Scotland.He played for Kilmarnock for approximately a decade, winning international honours in 1970 and 1971. After a season with Motherwell, he became a coach at Ayr United. He briefly resumed his...
, Scottish footballer - William A. DicksonWilliam A. DicksonWilliam Alexander Dickson was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born in Centreville, Mississippi, Dickson attended private and public schools, Pleasant Grove School, Centenary College, Jackson, Louisiana, and Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. He studied law but did not practice it,...
(1861–1940), U.S. Representative