Family background
James Middleton Dixon was born in 1859 or on 14 November 1862, the son of William Dixon, a railway labourer, and Mary Ann Armstrong.
He married Rose Ellen Clausen (1876-1956) on 1 February 1900 at Sydney, NSW. They had two children, Alice Christina May Mary Dixon (b 1900) and Linda Alice Dixon (b 1911). They lived at 84 Cooper Street, Waterloo.
Dixon died on 11 September 1932 in Botany, NSW, and he was buried in the Anglican Section of Rookwood Cemetery. He left a will and his estate and assets were assessed at £2,586.
Occupation & interests
Dixon was an engine driver and labourer.
Community activity
A swamp near Victoria Park Racecourse was found to be contaminated in 1914. Dixon’s recommendation, adopted by Waterloo Council, informed local dairy keepers if their cows drank from this swamp their dairy licenses would be cancelled.
Local government service
Following an extraordinary vacancy caused by the resignation of Alderman G H Smith, James Middleton Dixon was elected as an alderman on 18 March 1900. Dixon was an alderman on Waterloo Council for two terms, in 1900-03 and 1914-16, representing West Ward.
References
Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney, Baptism, Burial, Confirmation, Marriage and Composite Registers in the Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney Archives
‘Waterloo Municipal Election’, The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 March 1900, p. 4, http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/14300948
‘An Unhealthy Swamp’, The Sydney Morning Herald, 27 July 1914, p. 10, http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/15525747
‘Aboriginals Fares’, Evening News, 7 August 1903, p. 4, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article115851649
‘Parliament of Labor’, The Worker, 4 February 1905, p. 6, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article145728000
‘The election’, Evening News, 18 May 1912, p. 8, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article114809125
‘Political’, The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate, 22 May 1912, p. 2, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article86141684
‘In the electorates’, The Daily Telegraph, 9 March 1917, p. 6, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article239224056
‘State Nominations’, The Sun, 4 March 1917, p. 2, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article221979769