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George Dixon was a Birmingham businessman, and local and national politician. He entered a foreign mercantile house in Birmingham in 1838, becoming a partner in 1844, and was ultimately head of the firm. He entered the Birmingham town council in 1863 and was mayor in 1866. He took an active interest in questions of popular education and was a member of first Birmingham School Board in 1870. He was re-elected in 1873 and 1876 and served as its chairman, 1876-97. He assisted in forming Birmingham Education Aid Society, and, in 1868, with Joseph Chamberlain, John Sandford (1801-1873), George Dawson (1821-1876), and Robert William Dale, the National Education League, of which he was first president, 1869. He was Liberal MP for Birmingham, 1867-76; and MP (Liberal Unionist) for Edgbaston division of Birmingham, 1885 until his death.

Reference: The Concise Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 1992).

From the guide to the George Dixon Letters, 1867-1897, (University of Birmingham Information Services, Special Collections Department)

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referencedIn Vol. xiii. April-Dec. 1701.John Tucker, Under Secretary of State: Letters to J. Ellis: 1693-1705.Susanna Smith: Letters to J. Ellis, etc.: 1690-1707.Israel Feilding, Commissary-General in Ireland, Commissioner for Victualling the Navy: Letters to J. ... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCCXLIII (ff. 404). 13-26 Jan. 1843.includes:f. 1 Francis Robert Bonham, Principal Storekeeper of the Ordnance: Correspondence with Sir R. Peel: 1829-1850.f. 5 Robert Thurburn, formerly Consul al Alexandria: Letters to Dr. J. Bowring: 1842, ... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xvi. Jan.-Aug. 1703.Israel Feilding, Commissary-General in Ireland, Commissioner for Victualling the Navy: Letters to J. Ellis: 1688-1707.J-Dawson: Letters to J. Ellis: 1701-1706.Benjamin Chetwood, of the Custom House, Dublin: Correspondence wi... British Library
referencedIn Vol. ix. July, 1698-April, 1699.H-May, Secretary to the Lords Justices of Ireland: Letters to J. Ellis: 1697-1701.Benjamin Chetwood, of the Custom House, Dublin: Correspondence with J. Ellis: 1695-1705.Arthur Bushe: Letters to J. Ellis: 1689-1708.El... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCCXCVII (ff. 337). July-8 Aug. 1883.includes:f. 1 Sir Edwin Saunders, dentist: Letters to W. E. Gladstone: 1883-1894.ff. 3, 34 Robert Jenkins Nevin, DD; Rector of St Paul's American Church, Rome: Correspondence with W. E. Gladstone: 1875-1... British Library
referencedIn Vol. xviii. March-Dec. 1704.Israel Feilding, Commissary-General in Ireland, Commissioner for Victualling the Navy: Letters to J. Ellis: 1688-1707.J-Dawson: Letters to J. Ellis: 1701-1706.Benjamin Chetwood, of the Custom House, Dublin: Correspondence... British Library
creatorOf George Dixon Letters, 1867-1897 University of Birmingham Information Services, Special Collections Department
referencedIn MISCELLANEOUS AUTOORAPHS connected with the county of Oxford, from 1701 to 1838, viz.-Certificate in behalf of John Tisser, M.A., Fellow of Merton College, 29 Nov. 1701, signed by Ro. Mander, Vice-Chancellor, L[eopold] W [illiam] Finch, Warden of All..., 1701-1838 British Library
referencedIn William Sargeant manuscript Collectanea: Voyages and Travels, vol. 54 Undated [c. 1800-1810?] Sargeant, William William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Vol. CCCXXXIX (ff. 323). Jan.-16 Feb. 1870.includes:ff. 1, 200 England, Ecclesiastical History: Correspondence of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners with W. E. Gladstone: 1864-1871.f. 3 Lord Ronald Charles Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, son of George, ... British Library
referencedIn Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1865-1891 Smithsonian Institution Archives
referencedIn Thomas Henry Huxley Papers, 1851-1895, 1851-1895 American Philosophical Society
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Virginia, Colony of, North America
Egypt, Africa
United States of America
West Hartlepool, Durham
London, England
Oxfordshire, England
Birmingham, Warwickshire
Gateshead, Durham
Edinburgh, Scotland
Runcorn, Cheshire
Carlisle, Cumberland
Dover, Kent
Greenock, Renfrewshire
Birmingham, Warwickshire
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