Alfred Herbert Dixon Explained

Sir Alfred Herbert Dixon, 1st Baronet (22 February 1857 – 10 December 1920) was a British businessman.

Career

Dixon was born the son of Henry Hall Dixon, a barrister and racing journalist, and Caroline Dixon (née Lynes).^[1] He joined A & G Murray, a cotton mill in Ancoats, as general manager in 1876.^[1] He modernised the business and used new technology. A & G Murray was "voluntarily wound up and conveyed to the Fine Cotton Spinners' and Doublers' Association Limited (FCSDA)" in September 1898. Dixon had been instrumental in founding Fine Spinners and Doublers and became its chairman and managing director.^[2] He was also President of the International Cotton Federation and represented the United Kingdom at cotton conferences in New Orleans and Zürich.^[2]

In recognition of his services during the First World War, he was created a baronet on 26 June 1918.

Sources

• Book: Miller . Ian . Wild . Chris . A & G Murray and the Cotton Mills of Ancoats . . . 2007 . 978-0-904220-46-9 .

Notes and References

1. Book: Howe, A. C. . Dixon, Sir Alfred Herbert, baronet (1857–1920). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press. September 2004 .
2. Web site: Sir Alfred Dixon dies; noted cotton expert. New York Herald. 11 December 1920. 21 September 2018.