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Sir Daniel Dixon, 1st Baronet, (28 March 1844 – 10 March 1907) was an Irish businessman and politician.


Early life

Dixon was born on 28 March 1844 the son of Thomas and Sarah Dixon of
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; his father was a merchant and shipowner. He was educated at the
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. He joined his father's timber business, Thomas Dixon and Sons, becoming a partner in 1864.


Political career

He served as
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in 1892 and as
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in three terms; 1893, 1901 to 1903, and 1905 to 1906. He was also a member of parliament for Belfast North as an
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from 1905 to 1907. Dixon was appointed to the
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in the
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list published on 26 June 1902, and was sworn in by the
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, at
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on 11 August 1902. In October 1903 he was created a Baronet, of Ballymenock in the County of Antrim.


Businessman

Dixon was head of one of the largest shipowning companies in Ireland."Sir. Daniel Dixon." Times ondon, England11 March 1907: 6. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 10 April 2014.


Family life

Dixon married, firstly, Lizzie, daughter of James Agnew, in 1867. After his first wife's death in 1868 he married, secondly, Annie, daughter of James Shaw, in 1870. He died on 10 March 1907 in Belfast, aged 62, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son
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. Lady Dixon died in 1918.


References


Sources

*Kidd, Charles; Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * *


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