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Alexander Dickson
Alexander Dickson
2nd Consul of Newfoundland
	In office; 4 July 1832—16 August 1846
Prime Minister	Sawyer Clark; Frederick Russell
Preceded by	Richard Dickson
Succeeded by	Joshua Dickson
4th Commanding General of the Newfoundland Armies
	In office; 19 April 1850 — 21 November 1855
Deputy	Kyle Chapman
Preceded by	Joshua Dickson
Succeeded by	Richard Dickson
President of Newfoundland College
	In office; 19 August 1824 — 4 July 1832
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Noah Robert
President of the Seneca Drill School
	In office; 5 March 1819 — 10 June 1822
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Paphnuce Guillemette
Personal details
Born	April 2, 1793
Died	August 19, 1856 (aged 63)
Political party	Whig Party
Military service
Rank	File:US Army O6 (1861).svg Colonel (USA); Error creating thumbnail: Lieutenant General (NA)
Battles/wars	Canadian War; Anglo-American War

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 | preceded1           = [[Joshua Dickson]]
 | succeeded1          = Richard Dickson
-| rank                = [[File:US_Army_O5_(1861).svg|20px]] Lieutenant Colonel (USA)<br/>[[File:US_Army_O9_(1861).svg|20px]] Lieutenant General (NA)
+| office2             = President of [[University of Newfoundland|Newfoundland College]]
+| term2               = 19 August 1824 — 4 July 1832
+| succeeded2          = [[Noah Robert]]
+| preceded2           = ''Office created''
+| office3             = President of the [[Seneca University|Seneca Drill School]]
+| term3               = 5 March 1819 — 10 June 1822
+| succeeded3          = [[Paphnuce Guillemette]]
+| preceded3           = ''Office created''
+| rank                = [[File:US_Army_O6_(1861).svg|20px]] Colonel (USA)<br/>[[File:US_Army_O9_(1861).svg|20px]] Lieutenant General (NA)
 | battles             = [[Canadian War]]<br/>[[Anglo-American War]]
 | birth_date          = {{birth date|1793|4|2}}
 | death_date          = {{death date and age|1856|8|19|1793|4|2}}
 | party               = [[Whig Party (Newfoundland)|Whig Party]]
-| office2             = President of the [[Seneca University|Seneca Drill School]]
-| term2               = 5 March 1819 — 10 June 1822
 }}

Alexander Dickson

2nd Consul of Newfoundland
In office 4 July 1832—16 August 1846
Prime Minister	Sawyer Clark Frederick Russell
Preceded by	Richard Dickson
Succeeded by	Joshua Dickson
4th Commanding General of the Newfoundland Armies
In office 19 April 1850 — 21 November 1855
Deputy	Kyle Chapman
Preceded by	Joshua Dickson
Succeeded by	Richard Dickson
President of Newfoundland College
In office 19 August 1824 — 4 July 1832
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Noah Robert
President of the Seneca Drill School
In office 5 March 1819 — 10 June 1822
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Paphnuce Guillemette

Personal details
Born	(1793-04-02)April 2, 1793
Died	August 19, 1856(1856-08-19) (aged 63)
Political party	Whig Party
Military service
Rank	File:US Army O6 (1861).svg Colonel (USA) Error creating thumbnail: Lieutenant General (NA)
Battles/wars	Canadian War Anglo-American War