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This is an age of
specialization, a fact which finds exemplification in no department of
activity more largely than in the medical profession. Following the
trend of the times, Dr. William Dixon is limiting his practice to X-ray
work and since establishing his office in Edmonton his professional
labors have been rewarded by a marked degree of success. He was born in
Caledonia, Ontario, in 1879, and is of English descent in the paternal
line, while his maternal ancestors were of Scotch lineage. His father,
Benjamin Dixon, was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1854 and in 1872,
when a young man of eighteen years, he came to Canada, settling in
Ontario. He was married in that province, in 1878, to Agnes McLellan,
who is now a resident of Hamilton, Ontario, but his death occurred in
1913.
After completing his
public school training William Dixon attended the Collegiate Institute
at Brantford, Ontario, and then entered the medical department of the
'University of Toronto, from which he was graduated in 1904. He served
his professional novitiate at Wetaskiwin, Alberta, where he remained in
general practice until December, 1915, when he enlisted for service in
the World war, becoming a lieutenant in the Royal Arms Medical Corps,
with which he went overseas. For a short time he was stationed in
London, England, and in May, 1916, was ordered to France with the
Seventy-second Field Ambulance, remaining in that country until 1917. He
returned to Alberta in April of that year. In 1918 he located in
Edmonton and since coming to the city he has built up a large practice
as an X-ray specialist, being regarded as an expert in this branch of
medical science.
Dr. Dixon was married
June 12, 1906, at Toronto, Ontario, to Miss Margaret Maude Brough, a
daughter of William Brough. Dr. and Mrs. Dixon have three children:
Bruce, who was born in 1909; Margaret; and Fulton, born in 1913. Dr.
Dixon is a Chapter Mason and his political support is given to the
Liberal party, while his religious views are in accord with the
doctrines of the Presbyterian church. He devotes much time to study,
keeping in close touch with all new developments in the line in which he
specializes, and his pronounced ability is not only demonstrated by his
success in practice but is also attested by his professional colleagues
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