Arthur J. Dixon
| Arthur Johnson Dixon | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
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In office August 5, 1952 – June 18, 1959 |
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| Preceded by | Aylmer Liesemer |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Constituency | Calgary |
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In office June 18, 1959 – June 17, 1963 |
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| Constituency | Calgary South East |
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In office June 17, 1963 – August 30, 1971 |
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| Constituency | Calgary South |
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In office August 30, 1971 – March 25, 1975 |
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| Succeeded by | Tom Donnelly |
| Constituency | Calgary-Millican |
| Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
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In office 1963–1972 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Dawson |
| Succeeded by | Gerard Amerongen |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 1, 1919 Windlestone, Durham County, England |
| Died | February 5, 2007 (aged 87) Calgary, Alberta |
| Political party | Social Credit |
| Profession | Real estate agent, author and politician |
Arthur Johnson Dixon CM (December 1, 1919 – February 5, 2007) was a real estate and insurance agent, and a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1952 to 1975 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government and opposition. During his time in office Dixon served as the Speaker of the Alberta Legislature from 1963 to 1972.
Dixon ran for public office for the first time in the 1949 Canadian federal election. He stood as a federal Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Calgary West. Dixon was defeated finishing in third place in the three way race to incumbent Arthur LeRoy Smith.
Three years later he tried again to win a seat in the Canadian House of Commons by contesting the by-election held on December 10, 1951. He again finished in third place losing to Progressive Conservative candidate Carl Nickle.
A year later Dixon attempt to win a seat to the Alberta Legislature. He stood as a candidate in the 1952 Alberta general election and won the third place seat as a provincial Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Calgary.
Dixon ran for a second term in office in the 1955 provincial election. He held his seat winning the sixth and final seat in the district.
The Calgary electoral district was abolished in the 1959 boundary redistribution. Dixon ran for his third term in office in the new single member electoral district of Calgary South East for the 1959 Alberta general election. He defeated three other candidates including two Calgary Alderman Ernest Starr and Peter Petrasuk to pick up the district for his party.
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