Education
Dixon pursued preparatory studies and studied law in Keokuk, and was admitted to the bar in 1858.
United States representative lawyer politician
Dixon pursued preparatory studies and studied law in Keokuk, and was admitted to the bar in 1858.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Dixon moved to Illinois in 1843 and to Keokuk, Iowa, in 1849. He moved to Tennessee in 1860, to Arkansas in the same year, to California in 1862, and then to Humboldt County, Nevada. In 1866, Dixon moved to Montana, residing in Helena and later in Deer Lodge until 1879.
After spending two years in the Black Hills, Dixon returned to Montana in 1881, settling in Butte and engaging in legal practice.
In 1884 and 1889, Dixon served as delegate to the constitutional conventions of Montana. Dixon was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second Congress (March 4, 1891-March 3, 1893).
Dixon unsuccessfully ran for reelection to the Fifty-third Congress. Afterwards, he resumed his legal practice.
Dixon was also a candidate for election to the United States Senate, but the legislature failed to make a choice.
Dixon died in Los Angeles, California, November 13, 1910, was interred in Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles, and later reinterred in Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, March 15, 1911.
Dixon served as member of the Territorial house of representatives in 1871 and 1872.
