A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Dickonson, Lacy
DICKONSON. (Lieut., 1809. f-p., 15; h-p., 34.)
Lacy Dickonson was born 17 April, 1786. This officer entered the Navy, 31 Dec. 1798, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Anson 44, Capt. Philip Chas. Durham, stationed in the Channel; and, from April, 1800, to Jan. 1803, served on the West India station, in the Severn 44, Capts. John Whitby and Geo. Barker. He then joined, as Midshipman, the Raisonnable 64, Capts. Wm. Hotham and Robt. Barton, in the North Sea, where, from Aug. 1805, to Sept. 1806, he officiated as Acting-Lieutenant, and Acting-Sub-Lieutenant, of the Mercator armed ship, Capt. Jas. Welch, and Snipe gun-brig, Lieut.-Commander Chas. Champion. After a further attachment of 19 months, as Master’s Mate, to the Magnificent 74, Capt. Geo. Eyre, off the Port of Cadiz, Mr. Dickonson, on 28 June, 1808, was appointed Acting-Lieutenant of the Hercule 74, Capt. Lord Colville, on the Lisbon station. He was soon after transferred, in a similar capacity, to the Comus 22, Capt. Matthew Smith, to which ship he was at length confirmed, 31 May, 1809. Being next appointed, 14 May, 1810, to the Impetueux 74, Capt. John Lawford, he landed with a body of seamen, and co-operated with the army under Lord Hill, until the retreat of the French from before the lines of Salvaterra, in 1811. Lieut. Dickenson’s last appointment was, 2 Feb. 1812, to the Nightingale 16, Capt. Christopher Nixon, on the Leith station. He invalided 20 Dec. 1814, and has not since been afloat.
He is married, and has issue one daughter. Agents – Hallett and Robinson.