Edith Dixon
Dame Edith Stewart Dixon, Lady Dixon, was a Scottish philanthropist, largely based in Northern Ireland.
Dixon was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, the daughter of Annie and Stewart Clark. She married Belfast shipowner, Sir Thomas Dixon, 2nd Baronet on 7 February 1906. The couple donated more than £100,000 to good causes. For this philanthropy, she was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Honours List for the opening of the Parliament of Northern Ireland in July 1921. Dixon died on 20 January 1964, aged 92, in Malone Park, Belfast.Footnotes
