Background
DICKSON, Robert George Brian was born on May 25, 1916 in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. Son of Thomas Dickson and Sarah Elizabeth Gibson.
DICKSON, Robert George Brian was born on May 25, 1916 in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. Son of Thomas Dickson and Sarah Elizabeth Gibson.
Regina Collegiate Institute, University of Manitoba and Manitoba Law School.
Served with Royal Canadian Artillery 1940-1945. Called to Manager Bar 1940. Lawyer, Aikins, MacAuley & Company 1945-1963.
Lecturer, Manager Law School 1948-1954.
Appointed to Court of Queen"s Bench, Manager 1963, Court of Appeal 1967, Justice, Supreme Court of Canada 1973-1984, Chief Justice of Canada 1984-1990, Deputy GovernorGeneral. Chairman Advisory Coucil of.
Chairman Canadian judicial Council. Life Bencher, Law Society, Manager.
Honorary Bencher. Lincoln"s Inn 1984.
Honorary Fellow, American College, of Trial Lawyers. Honorary Professor, University of Manager 1985. Chancellor, Diocese of Rupert’s Land, Anglican Church of Canada 1960-1971.
Board of Trustees, the Sellers Foundation.
Married Barbara Melville in 1943.
