William Dickson (Australian politician)

William Dickson
12th President of the New South Wales Legislative Council
In office
18 August 1952  22 May 1966
DeputyThomas Steele
Ernest Gerard Wright
Preceded byErnest Farrar
Succeeded byHarry Budd
NSW Minister for Building Materials
In office
9 March 1948  15 August 1952
PremierJim McGirr
Joseph Cahill
Preceded byClaude Matthews
Succeeded byPortfolio abolished
NSW Minister for Secondary Industries
In office
30 June 1950  15 August 1952
PremierJim McGirr
Joseph Cahill
Preceded byPortfolio created
Succeeded byPortfolio abolished
NSW Secretary for Mines
In office
21 September 1949  30 June 1950
PremierJim McGirr
Preceded byJim McGirr
Succeeded byJoshua Arthur
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
In office
23 December 1925  22 April 1934
Appointed bySir Dudley de Chair
In office
23 April 1934  22 May 1966
Succeeded byNorman Boland
Personal details
Born(1893-04-26)26 April 1893
Widnes, Lancashire, England
Died22 May 1966(1966-05-22) (aged 73)
Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyNSW Labor
Lang Labor
Industrial Labor Party
EducationFarnworth Grammar

William Edward Dickson (26 April 1893 22 May 1966) was an English-born Australian politician.