Background
Dixon, Pierson was born on November 13, 1904 in Englefield Green, England. Son of Pierson John and Helen Barbara (Beales) Dixon.
British foreign service officer
Dixon, Pierson was born on November 13, 1904 in Englefield Green, England. Son of Pierson John and Helen Barbara (Beales) Dixon.
Student Bedford School, 1916-1923. Bachelor of Arts, Pembroke College, Cambridge, 1927, Master of Arts, 1932, Honorary Fellow, 1949, Doctor of Laws 1956.
He 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 Saint 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.
Their son Piers Dixon is an English Conservative politician who represented Truro between 1970 and 1974. He was also an author of historical novels, notably writing about Justinian and Pauline Bonaparte.
Married Ismene Atchley, 1928. Children: Piers, Jennifer Nina (Mistress Peter Blaker), Corinna (Mistress James Hamilton).
