Pierson John Shirley "Piers" Dixon

1928 - 2017  (88 years)

• Name	Pierson John Shirley "Piers" Dixon
  Nickname	Piers
  Born	29 Dec 1928	Hampstead Registration District, Middlesex, England
  Gender	Male
  Birth Registration	Between 1 Jan 1929 and 31 Mar 1929	Hampstead Registration District, Middlesex, England
  	Vol. 1a, p. 789
  	Pierson J S Dixon, mother maiden name Atchley, was born.
  Died	24 Mar 2017
  Obituary	25 Mar 2017	London, Middlesex, England
  	Telegraph
  	Piers Dixon, Tory MP in the Heath era –  obituary Piers Dixon, who has died aged 88, was a Conservative MP with exceptional connections who lost his seat at Truro after just four years to the Liberal David Penhaligon. He arrived at Westminster in 1970 surrounded by an aura. His wedding to Sir Winston Churchill's granddaughter Edwina Sandys, the social event of 1960 after Princess Margaret's nuptials, had been attended by six Cabinet ministers including the bride's father. Despite Churchill's absence after a fall, it was one of the largest-ever family gatherings. Bizarrely, it took place after dark, with the 500 guests ferried to the Savoy in a fleet of coaches. Dixon had also published an acclaimed biography (Double Diploma, 1968) of his father...
  Person ID	I14318	New England Hall Families Master Tree
  Last Modified	12 May 2019

  
  

  Family	Hon. E. Sandys
  Children	1. M.P. Dixon   2. H.D. Dixon
  Last Modified	11 May 2019
  Family ID	F6117	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 29 Dec 1928 - Hampstead Registration District, Middlesex, England Birth Registration - Vol. 1a, p. 789 - Between 1 Jan 1929 and 31 Mar 1929 - Hampstead Registration District, Middlesex, England Obituary - Telegraph - 25 Mar 2017 - London, Middlesex, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England. He was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandG. He was educated at Harvard Business School, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Truro. He wrote the book Double Diplomas, published 1968.