Dixon, William Hepworth, 1821-1879
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Dixon, William Hepworth, 1821-1879
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Dixon, Willian Hepworth, 1821-1879
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Dixon, William Hepworth
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Dixon, Hepworth, 1821-1879
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Диксон, Вильям, 1821-1879
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Dixon, W.H. (William Hepworth), 1821-1879
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Dixon
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Dixon, H. (Hepworth), 1821-1879
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Dixon, Hepworth
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Dixon, William Hepuorth
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Dixon, W. Hepworth
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Hepworth Dixon, William 1821-1879
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W. H. D 1821-1879
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Yorke, Onslow.
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W. H. D. 1821-1879 (William Hepworth Dixon),
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Dixon, W. Hepworth 1821-1879
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Dixon, W.H.
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Dixon, William H., 1821-1879
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Yorke, Onslow, 1821-1879
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Dixon, W. Hepworth 1821-1879 (William Hepworth),
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Dixon, W. Hepworth 1821-1879 (William Hepworth),
Dikson, Vilʹi︠a︡m Gepvort, 1821-1879
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D., W. H. 1821-1879 (William Hepworth Dixon),
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Dixon, William H.
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Dixon was born on June 30, 1821 at Great Ancoats in Manchester, England; wrote a five-act tragedy, The Azamoglan, which was privately printed; editor of Cheltenham Journal, 1846; called to bar in London, 1854, but never practiced law; contributor to the Athenaeum and the Daily News; wrote Life of William Penn (1851); editor of the Athenaeum, 1853-69; traveled widely and helped to found the Palestine Exploration Fund; fellow of the Royal Geographical Society; active in improving working class housing; appointed justice of the peace for Middlesex and Westminster, 1869; wrote several books, including The story of Lord Bacon's life (1862); died Dec. 27, 1879.
Editor, historian, and traveler.
English writer. Author of New America (1867). Three letters addressed to him in London from: Wm. Goodyer, St. Louis, Mo. 1867; Geo. H. Boker, London, 1872; W. Gilpin, St. Louis, 1873.
Dixon was born in Manchester on 30 June 1821. He began contributing to magazines and journals in the early 1840s. In 1846 he moved to London, where he entered the Inner Temple. Dixon never practised law and decided instead to pursue a literary career. He contributed regularly to the Athenaeum and Daily News . He also published a series of articles on prisons and a book on the prison reformer John Howard. In 1850 Dixon published, The London Prisons . In 1853 Dixon became the editor of the Athenaeum , a post held until 1869. He also travelled widely in Europe, North Africa and North America and published books and articles on the countries he had visited. Dixon also served in public office as a deputy commissioner for the Great Exhibition 1851, Justice of the Peace for Middlesex and Westminster and as a member of the London School Board. He died on 26 December 1879.
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Dixon was born on June 30, 1821 at Great Ancoats in Manchester, England; wrote a five-act tragedy, The Azamoglan, which was privately printed; editor of Cheltenham Journal, 1846; called to bar in London, 1854, but never practiced law; contributor to the Athenaeum and the Daily News ; wrote Life of William Penn (1851); editor of the Athenaeum, 1853-69; traveled widely and helped to found the Palestine Exploration Fund; fellow of the Royal Geographical Society; active in improving working class housing; appointed justice of the peace for Middlesex and Westminster, 1869; wrote several books, including The Story of Lord Bacon's Life (1862); died December 27, 1879.
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Sand Creek Massacre, Colo., 1864
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