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Dame Edith Stewart Dixon, Lady Dixon, (''née'' Clark; 27 February 1871 – 20 January 1964) was a Scottish philanthropist, largely based in
Dame Edith Stewart Dixon, Lady Dixon, (''née'' Clark; 27 February 1871 – 20 January 1964) was a Scottish philanthropist, largely based in Northern Ireland
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Dixon was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, the daughter of Annie (''née'' Smiley) and Stewart Clark. She married Belfast
Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdom ...
shipowner, Sir Thomas Dixon, 2nd Baronet
Sir Thomas James Dixon, 2nd Baronet, PC (NI) (29 May 1868 – 10 May 1950), was a Northern Ireland politician.
Dixon was the eldest son of Sir Daniel Dixon, 1st Baronet, Lord Mayor of Belfast, and his wife, Eliza (née Agnew). He succeeded his fa ...
on 7 February 1906. The couple donated more than £100,000 to good causes. For this philanthropy, she was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the Honours List for the opening of the Parliament of Northern Ireland
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in July 1921. Dixon died on 20 January 1964, aged 92, in Malone Park
Malone Park is a private avenue in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It forms a conservation area.Department of the Environment NI, PlanningDistrict Proposals: Outer Belfast Malone Park Conservation Area/ref>
The majority of the houses are Victorian ...
, Belfast
Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdom ...
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1871 births 1964 deaths Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire People from Paisley, Renfrewshire Wives of baronets 20th-century British philanthropists {{Scotland-bio-stub