Pierson Dixon

Sir Pierson Dixon
GCMG CB
Born
Pierson John Dixon

(1904-11-13)13 November 1904
Died22 April 1965(1965-04-22) (aged 60)
NationalityBritish
Alma materPembroke College, Cambridge
Occupation(s)Diplomat and writer
Spouse
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(m. 1928)​
Children

Sir Pierson John Dixon GCMG CB (13 November 1904 – 22 April 1965) was a British diplomat and writer. He was known to be a firm believer in the value of diplomacy to solve international issues.[1]

Education

Dixon was educated at Bedford School and Pembroke College, Cambridge.

Career

Dixon was the Principal Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary between 1943 and 1948. He held the post of Ambassador to Czechoslovakia (1948–1950) and he was invested as Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George in 1950. He later held the offices of Deputy Under-Secretary of State, Foreign Office (1950–1954) and Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations (1954–1960). He was involved during the Suez Crisis and Hungarian Uprising in 1956. He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George in 1957 and served as the ambassador to France between 1960 and 1964.

Personal life

Family grave of Pierson John Dixon in Highgate Cemetery

Dixon married Alexandra Ismene Atchley in 1928 in Chelsea;[2] they had a son and two daughters. Their son, Piers, was a Conservative politician who represented Truro between 1970 and 1974 and wrote Double Diploma: The Life of Sir Pierson Dixon (1968).

Jennifer Nina Flora Mary Dixon married Peter Blaker, Baron Blaker,[3] and Ann Anastasia Corinna Helena Dixon married James Hamilton, 4th Baron Hamilton of Dalzell.[4]

His ashes are buried in the Dixon family grave on the west side of Highgate Cemetery.

Books

  • The Iberians of Spain and their Relations with the Aegean World (1940) - history
  • Farewell, Catullus (1953) - novel
  • The Glittering Horn: Secret Memoirs of the Court of Justinian (1958) - novel
  • Pauline: Napoleon's Favourite Sister (1964) - biography

References

  1. ^ Johnson, Edward (25 June 2008). "The Diplomats' Diplomat: Sir Pierson Dixon, Ambassador to the United Nations". Contemporary British History. 13 (2): 178–198. doi:10.1080/13619469908581536.
  2. ^ "Alexandra Ismene ATCHLEY". wc.rootsweb.com. Pam Mercier. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Lord Blaker (obituary)". The Telegraph. 7 July 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  4. ^ "James Leslie [Hamilton], 4th Baron Hamilton of Dalzell". cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Cracroft's Peerage. Retrieved 13 August 2018.

Further reading

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Principal Private Secretary
to the Foreign Secretary
1943-1947 		Succeeded by
Preceded by British Ambassador to France
1960-1965 		Succeeded by


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