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Marmaduke Dixon (1828 – 1895)
Date and Place of Birth: 1828, Caistor. Lincolnshire, England Date and Place of Death: 15th November 1895, Eyreton, Canterbury Roles in Early Canterbury: * introduced Canterbury farming to the three furrow plough. * introduced Canterbury farming to the straw elevator. * introduced Canterbury farming to the slip gate. * first export of wheat to Britain …