After the war he worked as Secretary of the New Brunswick Liquor Control Board and was also involved in provincial Liberal politics working the First Executive Secretary of the New Brunswick Liberal Association.
Raised in Miramichi, New Brunswick, Dickson has been a supporter of the New Brunswick Liberals and campaigned for them in the 2003 election.
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The New Brunswick Liberal Association held a leadership election in 2002 to replace former leader Camille Thériault with a new leader to lead the party into the 2003 election.
In the June 9, 2003 New Brunswick general election, Norman Betts lost his seat to Liberal Party candidate, Rick Brewer.