C. A. Dickison

Clarence A. Dickison (1878 - 1965) was an American republican politician. He was the first mayor of the city of Compton, California.

Clarence Anson Dickison was born on July 28, 1878, in Missouri.

In 1924, Dickison, a republican, contested in Compton election and won. He was the mayor of the city from 1924 to 1933. He lost re-election to C. S. Smith in 1933 by only 74 votes.

Dickison was married to his wife, Meda Kelso. The couple had two children. His daughter, Jane D. Robbins (1919 – 2008,) served on the Compton City Council from 1976 until 1995.

Dickison died on February 8, 1965.