Thomas Hooton Michael Dix
The Ven. Thomas Hooton Michael Dix (7 April 1908 – 1985) was Archdeacon of Zanzibar and Priest in Charge of Christ Church Cathedral, Zanzibar between 1954 and 1959.[1] In 1970 he was made Hon. Canon of St Albans Cathedral and, in 1974, Canon (Emeritus) of St Albans Cathedral.[1]
Life
Thomas Hooton Michael Dix was born on the 7th of April 1908. He was the elder son of Mr and Mrs A. Dix of Oakhaven, in Harrold, Bedfordshire.[2] He was educated at Bedford Modern School between 1920 and 1926,[3][4] and was a regular prizewinner in the organ classes at the Bedfordshire Music Festival.[2] After school he attended King’s College, London, and on graduation he became a school teacher in Hendon while also attaining the Associateship Diploma (ARCO) at the Royal College of Organists in 1934.[1][2] He later returned to King’s College, London to study theology and, in 1940, attended the Bishops’ College, Cheshunt.[1][2]
Following his theological studies, Dix became a curate at St Saviour’s, St Albans and was ordained as a deacon in 1940 and as a priest in 1941.[1][2] In 1943 he joined the Universities' Mission to Central Africa and was sent to the Zanzibar Diocese where he served as Priest in Charge of Msalabani (1944-51) and as a missionary in Tanga (1951-54).[1][2][5] In 1954, Dix was appointed Archdeacon of Zanzibar and Priest in Charge of Christ Church Cathedral, Zanzibar.[1][2][5] He conducted a service during an official visit to Zanzibar by Princess Margaret on October 7, 1956.[6][7]
After his tenure in Zanzibar, Dix was appointed Vicar of Harrold, Bedfordshire (1959-63),[8][9] concurrently acting as Curate in Charge of Carlton with Chillington and as Rural Dean of Felmersham (1962-63).[1][10] In 1963 he was made Vicar of Flamstead in Hertfordshire, a position he held until 1974.[1]
In 1970, Dix was appointed Hon. Canon of St Albans Cathedral and Canon (Emeritus) of St Albans Cathedral in 1974.[1] He died in Hove, West Sussex, in 1985.[11]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Crockford’s Clerical Directory, Volumes 87-88. Published by Oxford University Press, 1977
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Bedfordshire Times and Independent, Friday 27 August 1954, p.7
- ↑ Harper's Charity (BEDFORD); Godber, Joyce (15 February 1973). The Harpur Trust, 1552-1973. [By] Joyce Godber. OCLC 752531125 – via Open WorldCat.
- ↑ Underwood, Andrew (15 February 1981). Bedford Modern School of the black & red. Bedford Modern School. OCLC 16558393 – via Open WorldCat.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lewis, Arthur (1992). Too bright the vision?: African adventures of an Anglican rebel. Covenant. ISBN 978-0-85205-021-7.
- ↑ PRINCESS MARGARET LEAVES ZANZIBAR, The Times, October 8, 1956, p.8
- ↑ The Sydney Morning Herald, October 8, 1956, p.3
- ↑ The Times, June 19, 1959, p.14
- ↑ "Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue - Details". bedsarchivescat.bedford.gov.uk.
- ↑ The Church of England Year Book. Church Information Office [and] Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1963.
- ↑ Thomas Hooton M Dix, England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007