Frederick A. (Frederick Augustus) Dixon

Frederick A. Dixon was a Canadian playwright, journalist, and civil servant, born in London, England, on May 7, 1843. He was educated at King's School, Canterbury, and settled in Canada in the 1870s, where he first worked as a journalist in Toronto.

During Lord and Lady Dufferin's years at Rideau Hall, Dixon served as tutor to their four sons. After the Dufferins left Canada, he worked for the federal Department of Public Works. Alongside that career, he wrote for the stage and became known for literary and theatrical work in Ottawa.

His books include Maiden Mona the Mermaid, Fifine, the Fisher-Maid; or, The Magic Shrimps, Little Nobody, and the pageant A Masque Entitled "Canada's Welcome". He died in Ottawa on January 12, 1919.