Date of Birth: 01/01/1806
Place of Birth: Grenada, West Indies
Date of Death: 16/03/1882
Place of Death: Rome, Italy
Parliamentary Service
| Member of the NSW Legislative Council |
22 May 1856 |
29 Mar 1858 |
1 year 10 months 8 days |
First (Quinquennial) Appointments under the Constitution Act. Date of Writ of Summons 13 May 1856. |
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Lawyer (barrister). Educated at Fulham College, then Caius College, Cambridge (B.A 1829, M.A 1832) Certified special pleader 8 years, then called to the bar at Middle Temple in 1840. Arrived in Sydney on 13 October 1844 as Puisne Judge of Supreme Court and continued as a Judge whilst a Member of the Legislative Council. Acting Chierf Justice from 15 February 1860 until 17 February 1861 when he retired on a pension of £1050 per annum. Returned to England where he was knighted. Advocated colonial hereditary baronetage as a basis for a new Legislative Council in 1852. Member of the Royal Commission into Court in 1848. Estate valued at over £21,000.
Honours Received
Knighted in 1860.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of Nodes Dickinson, army staff surgeon (Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons). Married Helen Jauncey in 1844 and had issue, 1 daughter. Church of England.
Additional Information
Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 4
