Daniel Dixon, 2nd Baron Glentoran
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Daniel Stewart Thomas Bingham Dixon, 2nd Baron Glentoran KBE (January 19, 1912–July 22, 1995), was a Northern Ireland soldier and politician.
Glentoran was the son of Herbert Dixon, 1st Baron Glentoran. After being educated at Eton and Sandhurst he was appointed aide-de-camp to the GOC in Northern Ireland in 1935. He served with the Grenadier Guards in World War II, for which he was mentioned in dispatches, and in 1950 succeeded his father as second Baron Glentoran as well as Ulster Unionist member for Belfast Bloomfield in the Northern Ireland House of Commons.
Appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Finance in 1952, Lord Glentoran was the following year made Minister of Commerce, a post he held until elected to the Northern Ireland Senate in 1961. He was then Minister in and Leader of the Senate for three years, becoming its last speaker in 1964.
Appointed KBE in 1973, Lord Glentoran was also Lord Lieutenant (and from 1950-1976 Lieutenant) for Belfast from 1976 to 1985. In 1933 he married Lady Diana Mary Wellesley (died 1984), daughter of the third Earl Cowley, by whom he had three children. He died in 1995.
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| Parliament of Northern Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Herbert Dixon |
Member of Parliament for Belfast Bloomfield 1950–1961 |
Succeeded by Walter Scott |
| Honorary Titles | ||
| Preceded by - |
Lord Lieutenant of Belfast 1976–1985 |
Succeeded by Sir Robin Kinahan |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Herbert Dixon |
Baron Glentoran 1950–1995 |
Succeeded by Thomas Robin Valerian Dixon |
Categories: 1912 births | 1995 deaths | Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom | Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom | British Army officers | Members of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland | Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire | Members of the Parliament of Northern Ireland
