Dixon Baronets
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There have been three Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Dixon, all in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.

The Dixon Baronetcy, of Ballymenock in the County of Antrim, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 7 October 1903. For more information on this creation, see the Baron Glentoran
Baron Glentoran
Baron Glentoran, of Ballyalloly in the County of Down, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on July 8, 1939 for the Unionist politician Herbert Dixon. In 1950 he also succeeded his elder brother as third Baronet, of Ballymenock . His son, the second Baron, was also a...

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The Dixon Baronetcy, of Warford in the County of Chester, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 7 February 1918 for the cotton spinner Alfred Dixon. The title became extinct on his death in 1920.

The Dixon Baronetcy, of Astle in Chelford in the County Palatine of Chester, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 15 May 1919 for George Dixon. He was High Sheriff
High Sheriff
A high sheriff is, or was, a law enforcement officer in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.In England and Wales, the office is unpaid and partly ceremonial, appointed by the Crown through a warrant from the Privy Council. In Cornwall, the High Sheriff is appointed by the Duke of...

 of Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...

 in 1881.

Dixon Baronets, of Warford (1918)

  • Sir Alfred Herbert Dixon, 1st Baronet (1857-1920)

Dixon Baronets, of Astle (1919)

  • Sir George Dixon, 1st Baronet (1842-1924)
  • Sir John Dixon, 2nd Baronet (1886-1976)
  • Sir John George Dixon, 3rd Baronet (1911-1990)
  • Sir Jonathan Mark Dixon, 4th Baronet (b. 1949)
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