Prince Edward County Sheriff's Office, Virginia
End of Watch: Thursday, September 30, 1915
Age: 64
Tour of Duty: 25 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Struck by train
Date of Incident: September 30, 1915
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Sheriff Thomas Dickinson was struck and killed by a Norfolk and Western Railroad train in Pamplin, Virginia.
He was traveling to Appomattox to serve an arrest warrant and had stopped in Pamplin. He was crossing the tracks at the railroad station when a train came through at a speed and struck him.
Sheriff Dickinson had served as the sheriff of Prince Edward County for approximately 25 years. He was survived by his wife, one daughter from a previous marriage, and eight siblings. He was buried in the College Church Cemetery in Hampden-Sydney.