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New Zealand politician

Edwin Dixon
Born1867 (1867)
Died1955 (aged 87–88)
NationalityNew Zealand
Occupationpolitician
AwardsQueen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal (1953)

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

Dixon served as mayor of Hāwera from 1915 to 1923. 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.

In 1953, Dixon was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1921–1922 20th Patea Reform

References

  1. "Edwin Dixon" Victoria University of Wellington Library. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  2. "Former Hawera mayoress". Wanganui Chronicle. Vol. 88, no. 56. 7 March 1944. p. 4. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  3. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) . New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 103. OCLC 154283103.
  4. Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 411. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.


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