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Sir John Frederick Dickson
KCMG
5th Colonial Secretary of Straits Settlements
In office
17 November 1885 – 31 August 1891
MonarchQueen Victoria
GovernorSir Frederick Weld
Sir Cecil Clementi Smith
Preceded bySir Cecil Clementi Smith
Succeeded byArthur Philip Talbot (Acting)
William Edward Maxwell
Personal details
Born17 September 1835
Died21 December 1891(1891-12-21) (aged 56)
Paddington, London
Spouse
Emily Ayton Lee (Lady Dickson)
(m. 1875⁠–⁠1891)
ProfessionColonial Administrator

Sir John Frederick Dickson KCMG (17 September 1835 – 21 December 1891)[1] was a British colonial administrator in Singapore. He was also President of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society from 1886 to 1891.[2] He translated and edited the Upasampadā-kammavācā and the Patimokkha.[3]

  1. ^ "The Late Sir J. F. Dickson". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (weekly). 25 January 1900. p. 58.
  2. ^ "Annual Report of the Council of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society for the Year 1891". 1891. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Haas, Ernst Anton Max; Bendall, Cecil; Barnett, Lionel David (1876). Catalogue of Sanskrit and Pali Books in the British Museum. London. p. 170.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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