Robert Dixon (1685-1732) was an Irish barrister, judge and politician who served very briefly as a justice of the Court of Common Pleas (Ireland).
[1] He was born at Calverstown, County Kildare, the only surviving son of Colonel Robert Dixon (died 1725), MP for Randalstown, who married Mary Story, widow of Patrick Lambert, MP for Taghmon, who lived at Dunmaine, County Wexford.
[3] He entered politics and was elected to the Irish House of Commons in 1727 as member for Kildare.
[4] He was said to be a very effective Parliamentary orator, but had clearly set his heart on securing a seat on the Bench.
Despite vigorous lobbying for a judgeship he did not reach the Common Pleas until 1731, only to die a few months later.