George Dixon
(1820-1898)
Councillor (1863-1867), Mayor of Birmingham (1866), Member of Parliament (1867-1876), and Member of Parliament (1885-1898)
Died aged c. 78
Wikidata WikipediaGeorge Dixon (1820 – 24 January 1898) was an English Liberal Party then Liberal Unionist politician who was active in local government in Birmingham and sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1867 and 1898. He was a major proponent of education for all children.
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George Dixon (1820 - 1898) Councillor, Mayor, MP and Freeman of Birmingham. Proponent of the Elementary Education Act 1870. This building was occupied by George Dixon Higher Grade School in its early days and was formerly Oozells Street Board School.
IKON Gallery, Oozells Square, Brindleyplace, Birmingham, United Kingdom where they opened