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The Right Honourable
The Lord Glentoran
OBE PC (NI) DL
The Right Honourable The Lord Glentoran OBE PC (NI) DL
Member of Parliament; for Belfast East
	In office; 15 November 1922 – 8 July 1939
Preceded by	Robert Sharman-Crawford
Succeeded by	Henry Peirson Harland
Personal details
Born	23 January 1880; Belfast, Ireland
Died	20 June 1950 (aged 61); Belfast, Northern Ireland
Nationality	British
Political party	Ulster Unionist Party
Spouse	Emily Bingham
Alma mater	RMC, Sandhurst
Profession	Soldier, politician

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Herbert Dixon, 1st Baron Glentoran, OBE, PC (NI), DL (23 January 1880 – 20 July 1950)^[1] was a Unionist politician from Ireland, present-day Northern Ireland.

Early life

Dixon was born in Belfast, the fourth son of Sir Daniel Dixon, 1st Baronet, and Annie Shaw. He was educated at Rugby School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, before being commissioned into the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers as a second lieutenant on 20 January 1900. He was promoted to lieutenant on 14 May 1901, and served with the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons in the Second Boer War in South Africa in 1902.^[2] After the war he returned home in September 1902,^[3] and was posted at Curragh Camp. He later fought with the British Army in the First World War.

Political career

In 1918 Dixon was elected Unionist Member of Parliament for the seat of Belfast Pottinger, becoming representative for Belfast East four years later. He was also sent to the Northern Ireland House of Commons in 1921 as a member for Belfast East, being appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Finance, and was finally elected member for the seat of Belfast Bloomfield in 1929.

Dixon was appointed OBE in 1919 and admitted to the Privy Council of Northern Ireland in 1923. In 1939 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Glentoran, of Ballyalloly in the County of Down. He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Finance and Government Chief Whip from 1921 to 1942 and as Minister of Agriculture in the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1941 to 1943. In May 1950 he succeeded his elder brother Sir Thomas Dixon as third baronet.

Marriage and children

On 25 November 1905 Lord Glentoran married the Hon Emily Ina Florence Bingham, daughter of John Bingham, 5th Baron Clanmorris. They had five children together:

Hon Daphne Maude Dixon (died 6 April 1942)
Hon Anne Lavinia Dixon (died 16 September 1971)
Hon Angela Ierne Evelyn Dixon (born 16 February 1907, died October 2003), married Lieutenant-Commander the Hon Peter Ross RN (born 8 August 1906, killed in action 14 October 1940), elder son of Una Ross, 25th Baroness de Ros with whom she had two daughters including Georgiana Maxwell, 26th Baroness de Ros.
Colonel Daniel Stewart Thomas Bingham Dixon, 2nd Baron Glentoran (born 19 January 1912, died 22 July 1995)
Hon Patricia Clare Dixon (born 1919)

Lord Glentoran died in July 1950, aged 70, and was succeeded in his titles by his son Daniel. Lady Glentoran died in 1957.

Arms

Coat of arms of Herbert Dixon, 1st Baron Glentoran
	Crest A demi-lion rampant Azure, charged on the shoulder with a cross patonce surrounded by a civic crown Or. Escutcheon Or on a chevron Vair three billets of the first on a chief crenellé Gules a tower proper between two fleurs-de-lis Or. Supporters Two war horses Argent unglued Or caparisoned Proper the shabraque Sable broidered of the second. Motto Fide Et Constantia (By Fidelity And Constancy)^[4]

Notes

^ "Political Biography of Herbert Dixon (23 January 1880 – 20 July 1950)". Arts and Humanities Data Service. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
^ Hart's Army list, 1903
^ "The Army in South Africa - Troops returning Home". The Times. No. 36874. London. 16 September 1902. p. 6.
^ Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage. 2000.

References

Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, ^{[page needed]}
Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages ^{[self-published source]} ^{[better source needed]}
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Herbert Dixon
"Dixon, Capt. Herbert" . Thom's Irish Who's Who . Dublin: Alexander Thom and Son Ltd. 1923. p. 62 – via Wikisource.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Belfast Pottinger 1918–1922	Constituency abolished
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Belfast East 1922–1939	Succeeded by Henry Peirson Harland
Parliament of Northern Ireland
New parliament	Member of Parliament for Belfast East 1921–1929 With: Dawson Bates 1921–1929 Thompson Donald 1921–1925 James Augustine Duff 1921–1925 Jack Beattie 1925–1929 James Woods Gyle 1925–1929	Parliament abolished
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Belfast Bloomfield 1929–1950	Succeeded by Daniel Dixon
Political offices
New office	Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Finance 1921–1942	Succeeded by Sir Norman Stronge
Preceded by Basil Brooke	Minister of Agriculture 1941–1943	Succeeded by Robert Moore
Party political offices
New office	Unionist Chief Whip 1921–1942	Succeeded by Sir Norman Stronge
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New title	Baron Glentoran 1939–1950	Succeeded by Daniel Dixon
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Thomas Dixon	Baronet (of Ballymenock) 1950	Succeeded by Daniel Dixon

[stormontpapers-1] "Political Biography of Herbert Dixon (23 January 1880 – 20 July 1950)". Arts and Humanities Data Service. Retrieved 13 March 2012.

[2] Hart's Army list, 1903

[3] "The Army in South Africa - Troops returning Home". The Times. No. 36874. London. 16 September 1902. p. 6.

[4] Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage. 2000.

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-'''Herbert Dixon, 1st Baron Glentoran''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] [[Privy Council of Northern Ireland|PC (NI)]] [[Deputy Lieutenant|DL]] (23 January 1880 – 20 July 1950)<ref name="stormontpapers">{{cite web | url=http://stormontpapers.ahds.ac.uk/stormontpapers/context.html?memberId=115 | title=Political Biography of Herbert Dixon (23 January 1880 – 20 July 1950) | publisher=[[Arts and Humanities Data Service]] | accessdate=13 March 2012}}</ref> was a [[Northern Ireland]] [[Unionists (Ireland)|Unionist]] politician.
+'''Herbert Dixon, 1st Baron Glentoran''', [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]], [[Privy Council of Northern Ireland|PC (NI)]], [[Deputy Lieutenant|DL]] (23 January 1880 – 20 July 1950)<ref name="stormontpapers">{{cite web | url=http://stormontpapers.ahds.ac.uk/stormontpapers/context.html?memberId=115 | title=Political Biography of Herbert Dixon (23 January 1880 – 20 July 1950) | publisher=[[Arts and Humanities Data Service]] | access-date=13 March 2012}}</ref> was a [[Unionism in Ireland|Unionist]] politician from Ireland, present-day [[Northern Ireland]].
 ==Early life==
-Dixon was born in [[Belfast]], the fourth son of [[Sir Daniel Dixon, 1st Baronet]], and educated at [[Harrow School|Harrow]] and the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]], before being commissioned into the [[Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers]] as a [[second lieutenant]] on 20 January 1900. He was promoted to [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant]] on 14 May 1901, and served with the [[6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons]] in the [[Second Boer War]] in South Africa in 1902.<ref>Hart′s Army list, 1903</ref> After the end of this war he returned home in September 1902,<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=The Army in South Africa - Troops returning Home |day_of_week=Tuesday |date=16 September 1902 |page_number=6 |issue=36874| }}</ref> and was posted at [[Curragh Camp]]. He later fought with the [[British Army]] in the [[World War I|First World War]].
+Dixon was born in [[Belfast]], the fourth son of [[Sir Daniel Dixon, 1st Baronet]], and Annie Shaw. He was educated at [[Rugby School]] and the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]], before being commissioned into the [[Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers]] as a [[second lieutenant]] on 20 January 1900. He was promoted to [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant]] on 14 May 1901, and served with the [[6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons]] in the [[Second Boer War]] in South Africa in 1902.<ref>Hart's Army list, 1903</ref> After the war he returned home in September 1902,<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=The Army in South Africa - Troops returning Home |date=16 September 1902 |page=6 |issue=36874}}</ref> and was posted at [[Curragh Camp]]. He later fought with the [[British Army]] in the [[World War I|First World War]].
 ==Political career==
-After the end of the war, Dixon was elected Unionist [[Member of Parliament]] for the seat of [[Belfast Pottinger (UK Parliament constituency)|Belfast Pottinger]] in 1918, becoming representative for [[East Belfast (UK Parliament constituency)|Belfast East]] four years later. He was also sent to the [[Parliament of Northern Ireland|Northern Ireland House of Commons]] in 1921 as a member for [[Belfast East (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Belfast East]], being appointed [[Parliamentary Secretary]] to the [[Ministry of Finance]], and was finally elected member for the seat of [[Belfast Bloomfield (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Belfast Bloomfield]] in 1929.
+In 1918 Dixon was elected Unionist [[Member of Parliament]] for the seat of [[Belfast Pottinger (UK Parliament constituency)|Belfast Pottinger]], becoming representative for [[East Belfast (UK Parliament constituency)|Belfast East]] four years later. He was also sent to the [[Parliament of Northern Ireland|Northern Ireland House of Commons]] in 1921 as a member for [[Belfast East (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Belfast East]], being appointed [[Parliamentary Secretary]] to the [[Department of Finance (Northern Ireland)|Ministry of Finance]], and was finally elected member for the seat of [[Belfast Bloomfield (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Belfast Bloomfield]] in 1929.
-Dixon was appointed [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] in 1919 and admitted to the [[Privy Council of Northern Ireland]] in 1923. In 1939 he was raised to the peerage as '''Baron Glentoran''', of Ballyalloly in the County of Down. He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the [[Minister of Finance (Northern Ireland)|Ministry of Finance]] and Government Chief Whip from 1921–1942 and as Minister of Agriculture in the [[Parliament of Northern Ireland]] from 1941 to 1943. In May 1950 he succeeded his elder brother [[Sir Thomas Dixon, 2nd Baronet|Sir Thomas Dixon]] as third baronet.
+Dixon was appointed [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] in 1919 and admitted to the [[Privy Council of Northern Ireland]] in 1923. In 1939 he was raised to the peerage as '''Baron Glentoran''', of Ballyalloly in the County of Down. He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the [[Minister of Finance (Northern Ireland)|Ministry of Finance]] and Government [[Chief Whip]] from 1921 to 1942 and as Minister of Agriculture in the [[Parliament of Northern Ireland]] from 1941 to 1943. In May 1950 he succeeded his elder brother [[Sir Thomas Dixon, 2nd Baronet|Sir Thomas Dixon]] as third baronet.
+==Marriage and children==
-Lord Glentoran married the Hon. Emily Ina Florence Bingham, daughter of Arthur Bingham, 6th Baron Clanmorris, in 1905. He died in July 1950, aged 70, and was succeeded in his titles by his son [[Daniel Dixon, 2nd Baron Glentoran|Daniel]]. Lady Glentoran died in 1957.
+On 25 November 1905 Lord Glentoran married [[The Honourable|the Hon]] Emily Ina Florence Bingham, daughter of [[John Bingham, 5th Baron Clanmorris]].  They had five children together:
+* Hon Daphne Maude Dixon (died 6 April 1942)
+* Hon Anne Lavinia Dixon (died 16 September 1971)
+* Hon Angela Ierne Evelyn Dixon (born 16 February 1907, died October 2003), married [[Lieutenant-Commander]] [[The Honourable|the Hon]] Peter Ross [[Royal Navy|RN]] (born 8 August 1906, [[killed in action]] 14 October 1940), elder son of [[Una Ross, 25th Baroness de Ros]] with whom she had two daughters including [[Georgiana Maxwell, 26th Baroness de Ros]].
+* [[Colonel]] [[Daniel Dixon, 2nd Baron Glentoran|Daniel Stewart Thomas Bingham Dixon, 2nd Baron Glentoran]] (born 19 January 1912, died 22 July 1995)
+* Hon Patricia Clare Dixon (born 1919)
+Lord Glentoran died in July 1950, aged 70, and was succeeded in his titles by his son [[Daniel Dixon, 2nd Baron Glentoran|Daniel]]. Lady Glentoran died in 1957.
 ==Arms==
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 |image = Glentoran Achievement.png
 |escutcheon = Or on a chevron Vair three billets of the first on a chief crenellé Gules a tower proper between two fleurs-de-lis Or.
 |crest = A demi-lion rampant Azure, charged on the shoulder with a cross patonce surrounded by a civic crown Or.
 |supporters = Two war horses Argent unglued Or caparisoned Proper the shabraque Sable broidered of the second.
-|motto = Fide Et Constantia (By Fidelity And Constancy) <ref>{{cite book|title=Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage |date=2000}}</ref>}}
+|motto = Fide Et Constantia (By Fidelity And Constancy)<ref>{{cite book|title=Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage |year=2000}}</ref>}}
 == Notes ==
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