Background
On April 23, 1914, Dickerson was born in Carson City at Nevada State Prison, where his father, Denver Sylvester Dickerson, was the warden as well as the former governor of the state.
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On April 23, 1914, Dickerson was born in Carson City at Nevada State Prison, where his father, Denver Sylvester Dickerson, was the warden as well as the former governor of the state.
Dickerson attended the public school system and received his bachelor"s degree from the University of Nevada.
He was appointed Secretary of Guam in 1963 by United States. President John F. Kennedy. As the office included the duties of lieutenant governor at that time, occasionally served as the acting governor of Guam during his term. Prior to entering politics, worked as a journalist in Nevada and eventually became a newspaper publisher and editors
He later served as the head of the United States. Congressional Printing Committee until his retirement in 1980.
His father died in November 1925, when the younger was 11 years old. He became a journalist for the Reno Evening Gazette.
Following in his father"s footsteps, eventually owned the Carson City Chronicle and the Nevada State News. On June 24, 1938, married Lois Midgley.
They had two daughters, Delsey Ann and Diane (d 2013).
Political career In 1940, ran for the Nevada Assembly from Ormsby County and was elected to the 1941 session of the state legislature. He also became the President of the Nevada Press Association in 1942. was selected to become the Speaker of the Nevada Assembly in January 1943, at the age of 28. In October 1943, left to serve in the United States. Army during World World War World War II However, his title remained with the official records of the Nevada Assembly.
In 1947, was appointed the head of the Nevada Department of Employment Security.
In 1952, he departed for Burma as the press secretary of the United States. embassy. returned to Nevada in 1955 to become the editorial director of the Las Vegas Review Journal. He returned to politics in the staff of Democratic United States. Senator Alan Bible.
In March 1963, was appointed the Secretary of Guam by United States. President John F. Kennedy and was confirmed by the United States. Senate. In his capacity as secretary, carried out the equivalent responsibility of a lieutenant governor, intermittently filling in as acting governor throughout his term until 1969.
In 1972, he joined the staff of the United States. Senate Rules Committee and became executive officer of the Congressional Printing Committee in 1973. retired from the printing committee on February 29, 1980, and died in Bethesda, Maryland on July 19, 1981.
He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery on July 19 of that year.