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Manley Hall Dixon
Born	8 June 1786Stoke, Devon
Died	3 March 1864 (1864-03-04) (aged 77)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1794–1855
Rank	Admiral
Commands	HMS VigoHMS MontaguHMS NereusHMS PallasHMS CaledoniaQueenstown
Battles / wars	French Revolutionary WarsNapoleonic Wars

Admiral Manley Hall Dixon (8 June 1786 – 3 March 1864) was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Queenstown.

Born the son of Admiral Sir Manley Dixon, Dixon joined the Royal Navy in 1794 and took part in the action of 15 July 1798 and the Siege of Malta during the French Revolutionary Wars before seeking action again during the Napoleonic Wars.[1][2] He became commanding officer of the third-rate HMS Vigo in 1811, commanding officer of the third-rate HMS Montagu in 1812 and commanding officer of the frigate HMS Nereus in 1813.[3] He went on to be commanding officer of the fifth-rate HMS Pallas in 1831, commanding officer the first-rate HMS Caledonia in 1845 and Commander-in-Chief, Queenstown in 1850 before retiring in 1855.[3]

In 1815 he married Harriet, second daughter of William Foot, of Devonport.[4]

1. ^ O'Byrne, William R. (1849). "Dixon, Manley Hall" . A Naval Biographical Dictionary. London: John Murray. p. 292.
2. ^ Marshall, John (1828). "Dixon, Manley Hall" . Royal Naval Biography. Vol. sup, part 2. London: Longman and company. pp. 381–384.
3. ^ a b "Manley Hall Dixon". William Loney. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
4. ^ Marshall 1828, p. 384.