Background
Dickson, John B. was born on September 5, 1909 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James Allen and Mary Edna Dickson.
Dickson, John B. was born on September 5, 1909 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James Allen and Mary Edna Dickson.
AB, Gettysburg College, Pennsylvania, 1931. Doctor of Medicine, Columbia Seminary, Decatur, Georgia, 1934. Postgraduate, Princeton Seminary.
Doctor of Divinity, Rhodes College, Memphis, 1947.
Minister, Morningside Church, Atlanta, 1934-1943; minister, First Presbyterian Church, Greenwood, Mississippi, 1943-1948; minister, First Presbyterian Church, Tampa, Florida, 1948-1972; minister emeritus, First Presbyterian Church, Tampa, since 1972; parish associate, Peace Memorial Presbyterian Church, Clearwater, Florida, since 1979. President Florida Council Churches, 1958-1960. Trustee Eckerd College, St. Petersburg,1958-.
Active in past American Red Cross, Travelers Aid Society, Family Superior vena cava syndrome, all Tampa. Member Sigma Chi, Masons.
Married Alice McCollum, February 1, 1938. Children: Martha Dickson Hiller, Mary Dickson Card.