Dixon worked in the Tyne shipyards and was a workers' representative before being elected.[1]
Political career
Between 1963 and 1974 Dixon was leader of Jarrow Borough Council; after that council's abolition he spent five years as chairman of housing at South Tyneside.[2]
dixon, baron, dixon, donald, dixon, baron, dixon, march, 1929, february, 2017, british, labour, party, politician, dixon, 2011, contents, early, life, political, career, arms, references, sourcesearly, life, editdixon, worked, tyne, shipyards, workers, represe. Donald Dixon Baron Dixon PC DL 6 March 1929 19 February 2017 was a British Labour Party politician Dixon in 2011 Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 3 Arms 4 References 5 SourcesEarly life EditDixon worked in the Tyne shipyards and was a workers representative before being elected 1 Political career EditBetween 1963 and 1974 Dixon was leader of Jarrow Borough Council after that council s abolition he spent five years as chairman of housing at South Tyneside 2 He was Member of Parliament MP for Jarrow from 1979 until his retirement in 1997 serving as a party whip and considered on the Old Right of the Party He was subsequently elevated to the House of Lords as a life peer with the title Baron Dixon of Jarrow in the county of Tyne and Wear 3 He retired from the House of Lords on 9 February 2016 Arms EditCoat of arms of Don Dixon Baron Dixon Crest A sea bee Or winged Proper Escutcheon Gules between two flaunches voided Or three crosses flory in pale Argent Supporters On either side a sea dragon reguardant Argent gorged with a plain collar and supporting with the exterior foot a trident Or Motto March With Dignity 4 References Edit He was voted the most awkward MP in Parliament tributes to former Jarrow MP Lord Dixon Chronicle Live 20 February 2017 Tributes paid to long standing former Jarrow MP Don Dixon Shields Gazette 20 February 2017 No 54791 The London Gazette 12 June 1997 p 6845 Debrett s Peerage 2000 Sources Edit Times Guide to the House of Commons Times Newspapers Limited 1992 edition Dod s Parliamentary Companion Parliament of the United KingdomPreceded byErnest Fernyhough Member of Parliament for Jarrow1979 1997 Succeeded byStephen Hepburn This article about a Labour Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom MP representing an English constituency is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This biography of a life peer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Don Dixon Baron Dixon amp oldid 1120747768, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
