Walter Hamilton Dickson (January 4, 1806 – July 30, 1885) was a lawyer and political figure in Canada West. He was a Conservative

Conservative Party of Canada (historical)

The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...

 member of the Senate of Canada from 1867 to 1884.

He was born in Newark (Niagara-on-the-Lake

Niagara-on-the-Lake

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), Upper Canada

Upper Canada

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 in 1806, the son of William Dickson

William Dickson (Upper Canada)

William Dickson was a businessman, lawyer and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Dumfries, Scotland in 1769. In 1785, he emigrated to the Niagara peninsula, where he managed mills and a store for Robert Hamilton, his cousin...

. In 1813, his home was burned with the rest of the town by American Brigadier-General George McClure. He articled in law with his brother Robert

Robert Dickson (Upper Canada politician)

Robert Dickson was a lawyer and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born at Newark in 1796, the son of William Dickson, a member of the Legislative Council. He studied in Edinburgh and settled in Niagara...

 and was called to the bar in 1830. He practiced in Dundas and then at Niagara. He served in the cavalry

Cavalry

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 unit of the local militia and served as a major during the Upper Canada Rebellion

Upper Canada Rebellion

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. Dickson represented Niagara in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada

Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada

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 from 1844 to 1851. In 1855, he was appointed to the Legislative Council

Legislative Council of the Province of Canada

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 and served until Confederation

Canadian Confederation

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, when he was appointed to the Senate. He resigned in 1884.

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