Sir Thomas James Dixon, 2nd Baronet,

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(29 May 1868 – 10 May 1950), was a

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politician. Dixon was the eldest son of

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, and his wife, Eliza (née Agnew). He succeeded his father as second Baronet in 1907. Dixon was a Member of the

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from 1924 to 1950, and was admitted to the

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in 1931. He served as

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in 1912, and of

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in 1913. He was

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between 1924 and 1950. Dixon married Edith Stewart Clark on 7 February 1906. He died in May 1950, aged 81, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his younger brother

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, who had already been elevated to the peerage as Baron Glentoran. In 1919, Dixon purchased Wilmont House and its estates in Belfast for £21,500. Lady Dixon was appointed

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(DBE) for her services during

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Legacy

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opened the same year.

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