William Henry Dixon (28 May 1860 – 18 May 1935) was an Australian politician. He was born in

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. In 1919 he was elected to the

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as a

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member for

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, joining the Country Party when it was formed in 1920. He was defeated in 1922. Dixon died in

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in 1935.

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