Was for more than a quarter of a century associated with John C. Bullitt, Esq., in the practice of the law. He was born near Newburgh, N. Y., February 2, 1837. He came to Philadelphia in 1850, and after having completed his preparation for college was entered as a student in the Department of Arts in the University of Pennsylvania, from which he was graduated in the class of 1855. He was then registered as a student of law in the office of Constant Guillon, Esq., and after attending lectures at the Law School of the University for two years was admitted to the Bar, October, 1858. About two years after his admission to the Bar the place of Librarian of the Law Library became vacant by the resignation of John William Wallace, and Mr. Dickson was appointed to fill it, a position that he held four years, when he resigned and was succeeded by James T. Mitchell, now one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of the State. During his occupancy of this position he did some editorial writing. In 1863 he entered the office of John C. Bullitt, Esq. Mr. Dickson his been concerned in the foreclosure and reorganization of many railroads, and was one of the counsel for the receivers of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company during both the receiversips, and was a member of the Board of Reorganization and the Chairman of the Executive Committee which restored the road to its stockholders.

In 1867 Mr. Dickson married a daughter of the late Erskine Hazard.