Don Dixon, Baron Dixon

British politician (1929–2017)

Baron Dixon of Jarrow

PC, DL

Dixon in 2011

Opposition Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Commons
In office
16 July 1987 – 19 October 1995
Leader| Neil Kinnock
John Smith
Margaret Beckett
Tony Blair
Preceded by| Norman Hogg
Succeeded by| Nick Brown
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
12 June 1997 – 9 February 2016
Member of Parliament
for Jarrow
In office
3 May 1979 – 1 May 1997
Preceded by| Ernest Fernyhough
Succeeded by| Stephen Hepburn
Personal details
Born| (1929-03-06)6 March 1929
Died| 19 February 2017(2017-02-19) (aged 87)
Political party| Labour
Spouse| Doreen Morad
Children| 2
Parent|

* Albert Dixon (father)

Education| Ellison Street Elementary School

Donald Dixon, Baron Dixon, PC, DL (6 March 1929 – 19 February 2017) was a British Labour Party politician.

## Early life

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Dixon worked in the Tyne shipyards and was a workers' representative before being elected.[1]

## Political career

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Between 1963 and 1974, Dixon was leader of Jarrow Borough Council; after that council's abolition he spent five years as chairman of housing at South Tyneside.[2]

He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Jarrow from 1979 until his retirement in 1997, serving as a party whip, and considered on the Old Right of the Party. He was subsequently elevated to the House of Lords as a life peer with the title Baron Dixon of Jarrow in the county of Tyne and Wear.[3] He retired from the House of Lords on 9 February 2016.

## Arms

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Coat of arms of Don Dixon, Baron Dixon  |

Crest
A sea-bee Or winged Proper.
Escutcheon
Gules between two flaunches voided Or three crosses flory in pale Argent.
Supporters
On either side a sea-dragon reguardant Argent gorged with a plain collar and supporting with the exterior foot a trident Or.
Motto
March With Dignity[4]

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## References

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1. ^ "'He was voted the most awkward MP in Parliament' - tributes to former Jarrow MP Lord Dixon". Chronicle Live. 20 February 2017.
2. ^ "Tributes paid to long-standing former Jarrow MP Don Dixon". Shields Gazette. 20 February 2017.
3. ^ "No. 54791". The London Gazette. 12 June 1997. p. 6845.
4. ^ Debrett's Peerage. 2000.

## Sources

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* "Times Guide to the House of Commons", Times Newspapers Limited, 1992 edition.
* Dod's Parliamentary Companion.

Parliament of the United Kingdom

Preceded by

Ernest Fernyhough

|  Member of Parliament for Jarrow
1979 – 1997 | Succeeded by

Stephen Hepburn

Party political offices
Preceded by

Norman Hogg

|  Labour Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Commons
1987–1995  | Succeeded by

Nick Brown

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