He also served as a justice of the peace, as county clerk and as the first reeve for the Rural Municipality of Sifton.
These companies formed a competitive industry aimed at producing the best cartridges for the growing fire arms market.
Two men died: Englishman John Longstaffe Morris and Ontario-born Murray Laidlaw, who later succumbed to his injuries.
[4] Following the explosion, the Robin Hood Powder mill was rebuilt with changes to improve safety and relocated to a different part of Winnipeg.
Dickson went on to establish the Robin Hood Arms Factory, which was later bought by Remington,[2] in Swanton, Vermont.