Nevada Genealogy Trails White Pine County Lieut. Gov. D. S. Dickerson Biography

LIEUT. GOV. D. S. DICKERSON
Nevada's Lieutenant Governor, D. S. Dickerson, is not a mere politician, as are many office-holders, but a man who has accomplishments to his credit in other lines. He is a prominent miner and knows more than a little of the state's great mineral wealth. Mr. Dickerson was not born in Nevada, but he did the best he could and allowed California to claim the honor of being his native state. He was born in Shasta County, January 25, 1872, the son of one of California's pioneer mining men.

The Lieutenant Governor has mined in California. Idaho and Montana, as well as in Nevada. Incidentally, being a good Democrat and believing in advancing the interests of his party, he has been prominently identified with politics. Until coming to Nevada he had not held office, being content to remain a humble worker in the ranks. Mr. Dickerson came to Nevada in 1899 and engaged in mining in White Pine County. He was elected County Clerk in 1902 ; at the next election he was chosen County Recorder, and at the last state election he became Lieutenant Governor.

Lieutenant Governor Dickerson is a newspaper man of considerable experience. For two years he owned and edited the White Pine News at Ely. He sold that publication and now owns the Ely Mining Expositor, which he founded. He has mining property in other parts of the state, but is especially interested in Ely. The Lieutenant Governor is a young man, quiet and reserved. He does not have a great deal to say, as a rule, but when he speaks he says something.

Source:
Who's who in Nevada By Bessie Beatty 1907
Contributed by Barbara Z.