Thomas Alexander Dickson PC (12 October 1833 – 17 June 1909)[1] was an Irish Liberal Party politician.
He represented a series of Irish constituencies as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
His son, James Dickson won the seat at the subsequent by-election with an increased majority.
[3] He returned to Westminster three years later, in May 1888, when he won a by-election for the Dublin St Stephen's Green constituency.
[5][6] His daughter, Emily Winifred Dickson was the first woman to be elected Fellow of a college of surgeons in either Ireland or Great Britain and she initially had her practice in his home in Dublin while he was based there.