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Donald Dixon, Baron Dixon, PC, DL (6 March 1929 – 19 February 2017) was a British Labour Party politician.

Early life

Dixon worked in the Tyne shipyards and was a workers' representative before being elected.

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.

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. He retired from the House of Lords on 9 February 2016.

Arms

Coat 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

References

"'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

"Times Guide to the House of Commons", Times Newspapers Limited, 1992 edition.
Dod's Parliamentary Companion.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byErnest Fernyhough	Member of Parliament for Jarrow 1979 – 1997	Succeeded byStephen Hepburn

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