James Samuel Dickson
New Zealand politician
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James Samuel Dickson (1870 – 18 October 1939) was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.
Born in Belfast, County Antrim, in 1870, Dickson emigrated to New Zealand in about 1887.[1]
He won the Auckland electorate of Parnell in the 1911 general election, winning on the second ballot against a senior Liberal from Wellington, Sir John Findlay, with some support from Labour.[2] He held the seat until 1928,[2] when he was defeated. He was the chief government whip from 1919 to 1928, and also served as chair of the railways committee and the labour bills committee.[1]
Outside of parliament, Dickson served on the Remuera Road Board for 15 years, including five years as chairman. He was also a member of the Auckland City Council, the Auckland Drainage Board, the Auckland Hospital Board and the Manukau County Council.[1] He was also a Grand Master of the Orange Order.[3]
He died in Auckland in 1939,[1] and was buried at Purewa Cemetery.[4]
