Edwin Dixon Explained

Edwin Dixon (1867–1955) was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.^[1]

Dixon served as mayor of Hāwera from 1915 to 1923.^[2] He won the Patea electorate in a 1921 by-election after the death of the previous MP, Walter Powdrell, but was defeated in the 1922 general election.^[3]

In 1953, Dixon was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.^[4]

Notes and References

1. http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/name-417291.html "Edwin Dixon"
2. News: Former Hawera mayoress . 7 March 1944 . Wanganui Chronicle . 88 . 56 . 4 . 14 October 2022.
3. Book: Wilson, James Oakley . New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 . 4 . First ed. published 1913 . 1985 . V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer . Wellington . 154283103 . 103 .
4. Book: Taylor . Alister . Coddington . Deborah . Alister Taylor . Deborah Coddington . Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand . 1994 . New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa . Auckland . 0-908578-34-2 . 411.