Daniel Dixon, 2nd Baron Glentoran

Daniel Stewart Thomas Bingham Dixon, 2nd Baron Glentoran,

Northern Irish

soldier and politician.

Glentoran was the son of

Appointed

Minister in and Leader of the Senate for three years, becoming its last speaker

Appointed

third Earl Cowley, by whom he had three children; the eldest is Olympic gold medal-winning bobsledder Robin Dixon

Lord Glentoran died in 1995 aged 83 and was succeeded to the Barony by his son Robin.

Coat of arms of Daniel Dixon, 2nd Baron Glentoran
	Crest A demi-lion rampant Azure, charged on the shoulder with a cross patonce surrounded by a civic crown Or. Escutcheon Or on a chevron Vair three billets of the first on a chief crenellé Gules a tower proper between two fleurs-de-lis Or. Supporters Two war horses Argent unglued Or caparisoned Proper the shabraque Sable broidered of the second. Motto Fide Et Constantia (By Fidelity And Constancy) ^[3]

References

^ Bradford, Roy (29 July 1995). "Obituary: Lord Glentoran". The Independent. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
^ Froggatt, Richard. "Daniel Stewart Thomas Bingham Dixon (1912–1995)". The Dictionary of Ulster Biography. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
^ Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage. 2000.

Parliament of Northern Ireland
Preceded by Herbert Dixon, 1st Baron Glentoran	Member of Parliament for Belfast Bloomfield 1950–1961	Succeeded by Walter Scott
Political offices
Vacant	Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Commerce and Production 1952–1953	Vacant
Preceded by William McCleery	Minister of Commerce and Production 1953–1961	Succeeded by Jack Andrews
Preceded by Alexander Gordon	Speaker of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1964–1973	Senate abolished
Honorary titles
Preceded by Sir Thomas Dixon, Bt	Lord Lieutenant of Belfast 1950–1985	Succeeded by Sir Robin Kinahan
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Herbert Dixon	Baron Glentoran 1950–1995	Succeeded by Robin Dixon
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Herbert Dixon	Baronet (of Ballymenock) 1950–1995	Succeeded by Robin Dixon