Joseph Dixon (Australian politician)
Joseph Henry Dixon AO (19 March 1911 – 3 August 2002) was an Australian politician.
He was born in York in England. In 1955 he was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council as the independent member for Derwent. He was defeated in 1961 but returned to the Council in 1967, serving as Chair of Committees from 1972 until his second defeat in 1979. He died in Hobart.[1]
References[]
- ^ Parliament of Tasmania (2005). "Dixon, Joseph Henry". The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856. Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
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- 1911 births
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- Independent members of the Parliament of Tasmania
- Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
- Officers of the Order of Australia
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