The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.
Dixson, Hugh 1841-1926
Businessman and philanthropist who built his father's tobacco business into an Australia-wide company later merged with others to become British-Australian Tobacco Ltd. His philanthropic work supported many church, hospital and other charities.
Milestone
Born
Sydney
29 Jan 1841
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Died
Colombo, Ceylon
11 May 1926
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Buried
18 Jun 1926
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Occupation
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{"name":"Philanthropist","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
Position
{"name":"Student","target":"Elfred House Private School","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
1903
{"name":"Founder","target":"British-Australasian Tobacco Company Limited","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1903<\/span>"},"date_start":"1903","date_end":"1903"}
1903 - 1926
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1904
{"name":"Founder","target":"Dixson Trust Limited","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1904<\/span>"},"date_start":"1904","date_end":"1904"}
1904 - 1926
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Property
Owner of
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Owner of
1885 - 1926
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Relationship
Child of
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Sibling
{"name":"Sibling","target":"Dixson, TS","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
Business partner
{"name":"Business partner","target":"Carter, William","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
Business partner
{"name":"Business partner","target":"Dillon, William","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
Parent of
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Spouse
03 Jul 1866 - 12 Apr 1922
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