Clarence A. Dickison served as Mayor of Compton, California

Compton, California

Compton is a city in southern Los Angeles County, California, United States, southeast of downtown Los Angeles. The city of Compton is one of the oldest cities in the county and on May 11, 1888, was the eighth city to incorporate. The city is considered part of the South side by residents of Los...

 from 1924 until 1933.

Biography

Clarence Anson Dickison is a native of the state of Missouri

Missouri

Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...

. He married Meda Kelso and this union produced two children. In 1924, he became mayor of Compton

Compton, California

Compton is a city in southern Los Angeles County, California, United States, southeast of downtown Los Angeles. The city of Compton is one of the oldest cities in the county and on May 11, 1888, was the eighth city to incorporate. The city is considered part of the South side by residents of Los...

 and served nine years. He lost re-election to C. S. Smith

C. S. Smith

C. S. Smith served three turbulent years as mayor of Compton, California until he was recalled from office in 1936.-Biography:...

 in 1933 by only 74 votes.

Dickison is the father of Jane D. Robbins

Jane D. Robbins

Jane D. Robbins served on the Compton City Council from 1976 until 1995.- Biography :Born Jane Ellen Dickison on June 26, 1919, as the daughter of Clarence Anson Dickison , a school teacher, who in 1924 became Compton's first mayor and the former Meda Kelso...

, a longtime member of the Compton City Council.

He died February 8, 1965.