Background
Dickson, William Alexander was born on July 20, 1861 in Centreville, Mississippi, United States. Son of Nolan and Annie (Winnans) Dickson.
Dickson, William Alexander was born on July 20, 1861 in Centreville, Mississippi, United States. Son of Nolan and Annie (Winnans) Dickson.
Educated Pleasant Grove School, Centenary College, Jackson, Louisiana, and Vanderbilt University (left in senior year on account of ill health).
Farmer; member Mississippi House of Representatives, 1888-1892. Democratic presidential elector, 1904. Member 61st and 62d Congresses (1909-1913), 7th Mississippi District Trustee Agricultural and Mechanics
College of Mississippi, Edward Maghee College, Woodville, Mississippi.
Member Mississippi House of Representatives, 1888-1892. Member 61st and 62d Congresses (1909-1913), 7th Mississippi District Trustee Agricultural and Mechanics College of Mississippi, Edward Maghee College, Woodville, Mississippi.
Mason, Knights of Pythias.
Married Lucy Bailey Hampton of Hampton Station, Tennessee, December 12, 1888.