Herbert Dixon, 1st Baron Glentoran

The Right Honourable The Lord Glentoran
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(s)	Emily Bingham
Alma mater	Sandhurst
Profession	Soldier

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

He was born in Belfast, the fourth son of Sir Daniel Dixon, 1st Baronet, and educated at Harrow and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, before being commissioned into the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, with which regiment he served in the Second Boer War.

After fighting with the British Army in the First World War, Dixon was elected Unionist Member of Parliament for the seat of Belfast Pottinger in 1918, 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 1921–1942 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.

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. Lady Glentoran died in 1957.

Notes

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

References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

See also

• List of Northern Ireland Members of the House of Lords

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Herbert Dixon