Marmaduke John Dixon, known as Marmaduke or Duke Dixon, was a New Zealand farmer and mountaineer.
Occupation
farmer, mountaineer
Citizenship
New Zealand
Born
1862
Died
1918
Overview
Marmaduke John Dixon (186231 July 1918), known as Marmaduke or Duke Dixon, was a New Zealand farmer and mountaineer.
Early life and farming
Dixon was born in 1862 at his father's station in Eyrewell in North Canterbury, New Zealand. He was the son of Marmaduke Dixon and Eliza Dixon ( Wood). He received his education at Christ's College, Christchurch. Historian George Macdonald described Dixon as "rather eccentric – stammered badly – much loved by his friends".
Dixon took over that part of his father's farm that was located in Eyrewell in the Waimakariri District. His father had been a pioneer in irrigation, and Dixon Jr. further developed the system of land irrigation, chairing the Waimakariri-Ashley water supply board for some years.
Mountaineering
