George Dickson

George Dickson

  • Born

    15 August 1873
    Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA

  • Died

    9 April 1957 (Age 83)
    Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA

     

  • Buried

    Crown Hill Cemetery
    Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana,
    Resting in Section 60, Lot 347

  • Impacted on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

    George M. Dickson, the President of the National Motor Vehicle Company, chaired the Citizen’s Lap Prize Committee, created by “Indianapolis Businessmen and Manufacturers to express appreciation of the value to Indianapolis of the annual International Sweepstakes, the world’s greatest race.”

    Dickson started with National as its sales manager in 1907, rose to become the General Manager then became the company's President 1917.  George’s history with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and racing in general dated back to 1910, when as a member of the Manufacturers Contest Association, he wrote an article entitled “Speedways Develop Automobiles” which was published in newspapers across the nation.