Frederick Dixon-Hartland

Who was Frederick Dixon-Hartland?

Sir Frederick Dixon-Hartland was an antiquary, banker and a Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1881 to 1909.

Hartland was born at Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire, the son of Nathaniel Hartland and his wife Eliza Dixon. He was educated at Cheltenham College and Clapham Grammar School. Hartland was a traveller and published "Tapographia; or a collection of tombs of royal and distinguished families, collected during a tour of Europe". He was elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in 1854.

In 1875 he purchased land at Middleton in Sussex in addition to his other properties including The Oaklands, Charlton Kings.

In business, he was a partner in Woodbridge Lace & Co and the Uxbridge Old Bank. In 1891, he sold the Smithfield Bank to Birmingham and Midland Bank

Dixon Hartland stood unsuccessfully at Hereford in 1880, but was elected as MP for Evesham in 1881. In 1885 he stood at Uxbridge and held the seat until his death in 1909.

Dixon Hartland was a County Alderman for Middlesex in 1889, a Deputy Lieutenant for the City of London, and a Justice of the Peace for Gloucestershire, Worcestershire and Middlesex.