C. A. Dickison

Clarence A. Dickison served as Mayor of Compton, California from 1924 until 1933.

Biography

Clarence Anson Dickison is a native of the state of Missouri. He married Meda Kelso and this union produced two children. In 1924, he became mayor of Compton and served nine years. He lost re-election to C. S. Smith in 1933 by only 74 votes.
Dickison is the father of Jane D. Robbins, a longtime member of the Compton City Council, and a former principal of Dickison Elementary School.
He died February 8, 1965.