Piers Dixon
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Piers John Shirley Dixon (born 29 December 1928) is a British Conservative Party politician.
Dixon was educated at Eton College, Magdalene College, Cambridge, and Harvard Business School. He worked as a stockbroker.
Dixon contested Brixton in 1966. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Truro from 1970 until he lost the seat to the Liberal David Penhaligon in the October 1974 general election, by 464 votes (0.8%). No Conservative MP has represented Truro since Dixon's defeat. Alan Clark noted meeting Dixon in his 1983-1992 diaries, writing "when (the Liberals) get in, they are devilishly hard to dislodge."
The first of his four wives was the sculptor Edwina Sandys, a daughter of Duncan Sandys and his first wife Diana Churchill. They had two sons Mark and Hugo.
[edit] References
- Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1966 and October 1974
- Alan Clark Diaries 1983-1992
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
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| Preceded by Geoffrey Wilson |
Member of Parliament for Truro 1970–October 1974 |
Succeeded by David Penhaligon |
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