Sir John Frederick Dickson KCMG (17 September 1835 – 21 December 1891)[1] was a British colonial administrator in Singapore.

[3] Dickson graduated from Westminster School and then Christ Church, Oxford with B.A.

[4][5] In 1885 Dickson formally took office in Singapore as Colonial Secretary in the Straits Settlements, as the successor to Cecil Clementi Smith, who resigned as Colonial Secretary to accept a promotion to Governor of the Straits Settlements and High Commissioner to Malaya.

For three separate occasions in 1887, 1889 and 1890, he performed administrative duties for governors during their absence.

[4][5][7][12] The resort town of Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia (locally known as PD) is named in his honour.