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John Dixon was the great nephew of [[Jeremiah Dixon]], who with [[Charles Mason]] set the [[Mason–Dixon line]] that separates [[Northeastern United States|Northeastern]] from [[Southern United States]].{{sfn|Davis|p=71}} He died in Darlington, aged 68, on 10 October 1865.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mdlpp.org/pdf/library/TheDixonsofCockfield.pdf | title=Jeans (1875) ''The 50th Anniversary of the Stockton & Darlington Railway'' | publisher=quoted in the "Dixons of Cockfield" | accessdate=25 March 2014}}</ref> |
John Dixon was the great nephew of [[Jeremiah Dixon]], who with [[Charles Mason]] set the [[Mason–Dixon line]] that separates [[Northeastern United States|Northeastern]] from [[Southern United States]].{{sfn|Davis|p=71}} He died in Darlington, aged 68, on 10 October 1865.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mdlpp.org/pdf/library/TheDixonsofCockfield.pdf | title=Jeans (1875) ''The 50th Anniversary of the Stockton & Darlington Railway'' | publisher=quoted in the "Dixons of Cockfield" | accessdate=25 March 2014}}</ref> |
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The John Dixon responsible for transporting Cleopatra's Needle to England was the nephew of this man. He born on 2 January 1835 and died in Croydon on 28 December 1891.<ref>London Illustrated News 14 February 1891</ref> |
The John Dixon responsible for transporting Cleopatra's Needle to England was the nephew of this man. He was born on 2 January 1835 and died in Croydon on 28 December 1891.<ref>London Illustrated News 14 February 1891</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 16:12, 14 November 2023
John Dixon (c.1795–1865) was an English railway civil engineer, and was the Stockton and Darlington Railway's Chief Civil Engineer between 1842 and 1865.
History
[edit]John Dixon started work as a bank clerk and in 1821, at the age of 26, assisted George and Robert Stephenson to survey the Stockton and Darlington Railway.[1] Dixon became one of the two Resident Engineers when George was later awarded the post of Engineer.[2] Dixon is listed as an assistant engineer when the company of George Stephenson & Son was formed to survey and build railways at the end of 1824.[3] He assisted George building the Liverpool and Manchester Railway and was at the Rainhill Trials, and wrote a letter, which still exists, describing the event to his brother James.[4] He was an engineer for the Grand Junction Railway, and returned to Darlington become Chief Civil Engineer to the Stockton and Darlington Railway between 1842 and 1865.[5]
John Dixon was the great nephew of Jeremiah Dixon, who with Charles Mason set the Mason–Dixon line that separates Northeastern from Southern United States.[1] He died in Darlington, aged 68, on 10 October 1865.[6]
The John Dixon responsible for transporting Cleopatra's Needle to England was the nephew of this man. He was born on 2 January 1835 and died in Croydon on 28 December 1891.[7]
References
[edit]- Bibliography
- Davis, Hunter (1975). George Stephenson: A Biographical Study of the Father of Railways. Weidenfeld and Nicolson. ISBN 0297769340.
- Kirby, Maurice W. (4 July 2002). The Origins of Railway Enterprise: The Stockton and Darlington Railway 1821–1863. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-89280-3.
- Rolt, L.T.C. (1984). George and Robert Stephenson: The Railway Revolution. Penguin. ISBN 0-14-007646-8.
External links
[edit]- Autograph letter from John Dixon to his brother James, describing the Rainhill Trials, at Bonhams.