Neville Dixey
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| Born |
Charles Neville Douglas Dixey 7 November 1881 Stoke Newington, London, England |
| Died | 6 March 1947 (aged 65) Hertford, Hertfordshire, England |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Insurance Underwriter |
| Known for | Chairman of Lloyd's of London |
Charles Neville Douglas Dixey (7 November 1881 – 6 March 1947), known as Neville Dixey, was a British Liberal Party politician who was Chairman of Lloyd's of London three times, as an underwriter he specialised in the marine insurance market.
He was the eldest son of Charles Douglas Dixey. He was educated privately. He married, in 1913, Marguerite Isabel Groser. They had three sons. One son Paul, was also Chairman of Lloyds in the 1970s.
He was an underwriting member of Lloyd's. In 1928 he became an elected Member of Committee of Lloyd’s. He was Chairman of Lloyds in 1931, 1934 and 1936. In 1936 while Chairman of Lloyd's he was involved in discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer regarding budget leaks to members of the stock exchange which resulted in J.H.Thomas, the Secretary of State for the Colonies being forced to resign.
Dixey served as a Justice of the peace in Hertfordshire. He was Liberal candidate for the Acton Division of Middlesex at the 1922 General Election. Acton had been a new seat in 1918 that had been won by a Unionist. It was in a part of Middlesex that had always returned Unionists. The Liberals had not even run a candidate in 1918 and unsurprisingly he finished in third place. He was next Liberal candidate for the Southampton Division at the 1923 General Election. Southampton was a two-member constituency that the Liberals had lost to the Unionists in 1922. At the 1923 elections, he and his running mate finished behind the Unionist and Labour candidates. He was then Liberal candidate for the Holderness Division of Yorkshire at the 1924 General Election. This was a Unionist seat that had last been won by a Liberal in 1922 and had only been narrowly lost in 1923. He may have entertained hopes of winning but the 1924 elections were not good for the Liberals;
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