Fred Dixon (politician)

Fred Dixon
Dixon, ca. 1921
Leader of the Independent Labour Party of Manitoba
In office
December 1920 – 1923
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byJohn Queen
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Winnipeg
In office
June 29, 1920 – 1923
Personal details
Born(1881-01-20)January 20, 1881
Berkshire, England
DiedMarch 18, 1931(1931-03-18) (aged 50)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Cause of deathCancer
Political partyIndependent Labour Party of Manitoba
Other political
affiliations
Independent Progressive
SpouseWinona Margaret Flett

Frederick John (Fred) Dixon (January 20, 1881 – March 18, 1931) was a Manitoba politician, and was for several years the dominant figure in the province's mainstream labour and Henry George Single Tax Georgist movements.[1][2] A proponent of proportional representation, he also served as an MLA in the Manitoba Legislature from 1914 to 1923.[3]

  1. ^ Naylor, James. "Dixon, Frederick John". Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  2. ^ Mills, Allen (1980). "Single Tax, Socialism and the Independent Labour Party of Manitoba: The Political Ideas of F.J. Dixon and S. J. Farmer". Labour/Le Travail. 5: 33–46. doi:10.2307/25139947. JSTOR 25139947.
  3. ^ Gutkin, Harry; Gutkin, Mildred (1997). "The Inalienable Rights of the Individual: Frederick John Dixon". Profiles in Dissent: The Shaping of Radical Thought in the Canadian West. NeWest Press. pp. 7–50. ISBN 9781896300085. Retrieved 2023-08-05.