Thomas Law Dickson was a farmer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

. He represented Amherst township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly

Nova Scotia House of Assembly

The Nova Scotia Legislature, consisting of Her Majesty The Queen represented by the Lieutenant Governor and the House of Assembly, is the legislative branch of the provincial government of Nova Scotia, Canada...

 from 1802 to 1806. His surname also appears as Dixon.

He was the son of Thomas Dixson

Thomas Dixson

Thomas Dixson was a British colonial militiaman and politician serving in Canada.- Early life :The year of Thomas Dixson's birth is not clear...

 and Catherine Weatherhead (or Weathered). He was elected to the assembly in an 1802 by-election held following the death of Thomas Lusby

Thomas Lusby

Thomas Lusby was an English-born farmer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Amherst township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1793 to 1801....

. In 1810, he was named judge in the Inferior Court of Common Pleas. Dickson lived in Amherst

Amherst, Nova Scotia

Amherst is a Canadian town in northwestern Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.Located at the northeast end of the Cumberland Basin, an arm of the Bay of Fundy, Amherst is strategically situated on the eastern boundary of the Tantramar Marshes 3 kilometres east of the interprovincial border with New...

. He married Sarah Pipes.