Alfred Herbert Dixon
Alfred Herbert Dixon | |
|---|---|
| Baronet Dixon of Warford | |
| Tenure | 1918-1920 |
Predecessor | New creation |
Successor | Title extinct |
| Born | 22 February 1857 |
| Died | 10 December 1920 (aged 63) |
| Spouse | Caroline Sandford[1] |
Issue | Marjorie Dixon |
| Father | Henry Hall Dixon |
| Mother | Caroline Lynes |
Sir Alfred Herbert Dixon, 1st Baronet (22 February 1857 – 10 December 1920) was a British businessman.
Career
Dixon was born the son of Henry Hall Dixon, a barrister and racing journalist, and Caroline Dixon (née Lynes).[2] He joined A & G Murray, a cotton mill in Ancoats, as general manager in 1876.[2] He modernised the business and used new technology.[3] A & G Murray was "voluntarily wound up and conveyed to the Fine Cotton Spinners' and Doublers' Association Limited (FCSDA)" in September 1898.[4] Dixon had been instrumental in founding Fine Spinners and Doublers and became its chairman and managing director.[5] He was also President of the International Cotton Federation and represented the United Kingdom at cotton conferences in New Orleans and Zürich.[5]
In recognition of his services during the First World War, he was created a baronet on 26 June 1918.[6]
References
- ↑ "100 Halls Around Manchester Part 66: Cringle Hall, Burnage,". 100 Halls around Manchester. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- 1 2 Howe, A. C. (September 2004). "Dixon, Sir Alfred Herbert, baronet (1857–1920)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/46881. (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ Miller & Wild (2007), p. 86.
- ↑ Miller & Wild (2007), p. 88.
- 1 2 "Sir Alfred Dixon dies; noted cotton expert" (PDF). New York Herald. 11 December 1920. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ↑ "No. 30771". The London Gazette. 28 June 1918. p. 7627.
Sources
- Miller, Ian; Wild, Chris (2007). A & G Murray and the Cotton Mills of Ancoats. Lancaster: Oxford Archaeology North. ISBN 978-0-904220-46-9.