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Samuel Dixon (other)
Sam or Samuel Dixon may refer to: * Sam Dixon (humanitarian) (died 2010), Methodist charity executive who died in the 2010 Haiti earthquake * Sam Dixon (basketball) (born 1957), high school basketball coach * Samantha Dixon, British Labour Party politician * Samuel Dixon, Australian songwriter, producer and musician * Samuel Dixon (artist) (died 1769), Irish artist * Samuel Dixon (West Virginia businessman) (1856–1934), industrialist and politician in West Virginia * Samuel Gibson Dixon (1851–1918), American physician and bacteriologist * Samuel Dixon, principal of Bohemia Manor High School, 1958–1960 See also * Samuel Dickson (other) {{Hndis, Dixon, Sam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Dixon (humanitarian)
Samuel Williams Dixon, Jr. (c. 1949 – 16 January 2010) was the Deputy General Secretary of the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). He died in Port-au-Prince while being rescued after the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Biography Dixon was the son of Samuel Dixon Sr. and Mildred Dixon, and had three sisters. He graduated from Statesville High School, attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and received his Doctor of Ministry degree from Chicago Theological Seminary. Dixon began his ministry in 1975, and was pastor of several North Carolina churches over the following 15 years, including Swepsonville, North Carolina, Swepsonville United Methodist from 1980 to 1984, and at churches in Sneads Ferry, North Carolina, Sneads Ferry, Durham, North Carolina, Durham, and Swansboro, North Carolina, Swansboro. From 1990 to 1996, Dixon was on the staff of the United Methodist North Carolina Annual Conference, doing special assignments. He returned to being a pastor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |