After attending Rockford High School and Northwestern Military Academy, Dickinson spent two years studying at a Latin School in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, immersing himself in a different culture and broadening his global perspective. Upon his return to the United States, Dickinson attended Lake Forest Academy, Lake Forest, Illinois. He later entered the law department of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, graduating in 1896 with a Bachelor of Laws degree. He played end for three years on the undefeated Wisconsin Big Ten football team of the 1890s.[2][3][1]
Death
On April 8, 1961, Dickinson died at the age of 88.[2]