Charles Dixon was an English

England

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-born farmer, merchant, judge and political figure in New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

. He represented Westmorland in the 1st New Brunswick Legislative Assembly

1st New Brunswick Legislative Assembly

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He was born in Kirklevington

Kirklevington

Kirklevington is a village and civil parish in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, and ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated just outside the town of Yarm.-History:...

, the son of Charles Dixon and Mary Corps, and apprenticed with his father as a bricklayer. He pursued this trade at Yarm

Yarm

Yarm is a small town and civil parish in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees in North East England. It is on the south bank of the River Tees and for ceremonial purposes is in North Yorkshire...

 and then bought a paper factory at Hutton Rudby

Hutton Rudby

Hutton Rudby is a village and civil parish situated west of the market town of Stokesley in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is joined to the village of Rudby by a bridge spanning the River Leven.-External links:...

 which he operated until 1771. Dixon married Susanna Coates in 1763. Originally a member of the Church of England

Church of England

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, he converted to Methodism

Methodism

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 in 1765. In 1772, he emigrated with his family to Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

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, arriving at Halifax

City of Halifax

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 and then moving to Fort Cumberland

Fort Beauséjour

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 soon afterwards. Dixon purchased a farm at Sackville

Sackville, New Brunswick

Sackville is a Canadian town in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.Mount Allison University is located in the town...

, also operating a small retail business. In 1776, he was named a justice of the peace

Justice of the Peace

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 and a judge in the Inferior Court of Common Pleas. Dixon became a customs collector at Sackville in 1784. He also served as highway commissioner, highway surveyor, assessor and overseer of the poor for Westmorland County

Westmorland County, New Brunswick

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. He died at his home in Sackville.