John Dickson-Poynder, 1st Baron Islington
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John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, 1st Baron Islington GCMG, GBE, DSO, PC (October 31, 1866 – December 6, 1936), born John Poynder Dickson and known as Sir John Poynder Dickson(-Poynder) from 1884 to 1910, was a British politician. The son of Rear Admiral John Bourmaster Dickson, he was born on the Isle of Wight and educated at Harrow and Christ Church, Oxford. In 1884 he succeeded his uncle as sixth baronet, and on succeeding to his maternal uncle's property he assumed by royal licence the additional surname of Poynder in 1888.
Elected Conservative Member of Parliament for the Chippenham Division of Wiltshire in 1892, he joined the Liberals in 1905. He was a member of London County Council from 1898 to 1904, and also served in the Second Boer War with the Wiltshire Yeomanry (having formerly been commissioned into the volunteer battalion of the Royal Scots) as aide-de-camp to Lord Methuen, winning the DSO in 1900.
In 1910 Dickson was appointed Governor-General of New Zealand, a post he held for two years, and that same year was created Baron Islington, of Islington in the County of London. He was made a KCMG and Privy Counsellor in 1911, and in 1912 was appointed President of the Royal Commission on the Public Services of India. Two years later he became Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, and in 1915 he became Under-Secretary of State for India. He also chaired the Imperial Institute for eight years, and was in charge of the National Savings Committee from 1920 until 1926, when he was appointed GBE, having become GCMG thirteen years before.
Lord Islington died aged 70 at Hyde Park Gardens, London, and was buried at Hilmarton, Wiltshire, his barony and baronetcy becoming extinct at his death.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Lord Henry Bruce |
Member of Parliament for Chippenham 1892–1910 |
Succeeded by George Terrell |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by The Lord Plunket |
Governor of New Zealand 1910–1912 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Liverpool |
| Preceded by The Lord Emmott |
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies 1914–1915 |
Succeeded by Arthur Steel-Maitland |
| Preceded by Charles Henry Roberts |
Under-Secretary of State for India 1915–1919 |
Succeeded by The Lord Sinha |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by New Creation |
Baron Islington | Succeeded by Extinct |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Alexander Dickson |
Baronet (of Hardingham Hall) |
Succeeded by Extinct |
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| NAME | Islington, John Poynder Dickson, Baron |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Politician, viceroy |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 31, 1866 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Isle of Wight, United Kingdom |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 6, 1936 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | London, United Kingdom |
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