The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-02-07
ROBERT B. DIXON DIES
At HOME near EASTON
One Of Conty's Leading Business
Men. He Succumbs After Relapse
At Age OF So Officer la Many
Concerns

| Easton Md. FEB Robert B.
| Dixon, one of Talbot county's most
! prominent citizens, died this after
noon about 1880 o'clock He was
| Sc years old While Mr., Dixon had
| been III poor health for some time
| and his death was looked for 4 few
| weeks ago he had sufficiently recoy-
! cred to be III his desk. Recently
| however. he had been unable TO leaTe
| his home - North Bend. near this
! town.
From, The Time MI Dixon came 10
! Talbot from college in 1859 he had
| been an important factor III the
! growth and welfare Of the county.
, Born lii Baltimore August %, 1884,
| III his b0yhood day he attended
| N'ostOWn Academy, 4 we'll known
! school conducted by the Friends III
| Chester county, Pennsylvania Al
! the conclusion Of his studies he en-
gagged III farming for a time until
! he came 10 Easton where he entered
! the lumber, coal and insurance bust
ness and in this he had been engag-
ed up to the present time.
Brought First Coal To Easton
1t is said that in 1860 Mr.. Dixon
brought the first load of coal to Eas-
ron from Port Deposit on the steam
er, Easton and from that time until
the present day had practically sup
piled this community.
He was also largely interested in
steamboat enterprises. He was q
director of the Baltimore, Chesa-
peake and Atlantic Railway and was
,F M
Bank up 10 the last year, when he
reIinQuished his office in favor of his
con James Dixon. This bank reach
ed the position of one of the strong
est institutions in the State mainly,
it is said through his excellent guild
ance. He was president of the Eas-
ton Furniture Manufacturing Com
pany at the time of his death.
Mr.. Dixon was Republican ana
was elected to the State Legislature
in 1888. Two years later he was
candidate for State Comptroller, but
was defeated He was talked of for
the United States Senate at the time
George L. Wellington was elected,
but he declined to run, preferr1ng
business to public life, he said, he
was formerly a member Of the Re-
publican Club Of Baltimore, treas
tlrer Of The Easton Gas and Electric
Light Company up TO the time 1t was
taken over by the town, treasurer OF
fhe EastOn Water Company and the
Easton Ice Company. and was direc- |
.or and treasurer for long time or
The Working Mems Permanent
Building and Loan Association.
EOrebears Arrived In 1860 (;
MIR. Dixon was the seventh genera /
lion OF the founder of the Dixon |
family in America, his ancestors haF-
ing come here in 1860, and on Oct. |
so, 1861 he married Amanda Amoss, |
daughter of William Lee and Abigail !
J. Amoss. She was the great grand |
daughter of William Amoss, a Quah- |
er preacher, who resigned his com
mission in the militia in order to !
preach in the Society OF Friends. Al
the time of his death. when he was
81, he had 500 living descendants. /
These were invited at one time to
meet him and 147 accepted the IN
vitation gathering at his request III
the Friends Meeting House, Lom-
bard street, Baltimore.
Mr.. Dixon is survived by six chill
dren, Mrs. Mary G. Bartlett, wife OF
7 X. Bartlett, of the firm of Bart
lett. Poe and Clagett, Baltimore;
Mrs. Laura L. Norris, wife of William
T. Norris, of Baltimore; Mrs. Rober-
ia B, Palmer wife CT AttornsE-Gen-
eral Palmer; James Dixon, associGs~I
ed with his father in business; VII
liam Amoss Dixon, of the firm 4f
Dixon, Bartlett * Co., Baltimore,
and Mrs. Florence lowering, wife OF
+. A. lowering. Baltimore.
Others Who Survive
Mr.. Dixon is survived also by IL
grandchildren, Robert Dixon Bart
lett J. Kemp Bartlett, Jr., Miss Vlr-
ginia Bartlett, Francis G. Bartlett
and James D. Bartlett, of Baltimore:
Mrs. Robert A. Gibney, of Montreal
Canada; Miss Amanda Lee Norris,
Miss Mary Dixon Norris, William II.
Norris, Richard T. Norris and Robert
B. Dixon. I'd, of Easton; Miss Mary
Dixon Palmer daughter of the Al
torney-GeneraI, and F frederick A.
lowering Sd, of Washington, and one
great granddaughter, Miss MarJory
Bartlett, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. Kemp Bartlett, Jr Mrs. John 5.
Gibbs, Mrs. Thomas S. Cullen and
Mrs. William c. Crawford, of Balti-
more, and Mrs. William Meredith OF
Princeton, n. J., are nieces.