Nathan Fellows Dixon (politician, 1812)

Nathan Fellows Dixon

Nathan Fellows Dixon II (born May 1, 1812 in Westerly , Rhode Island ; †  April 11, 1881 ibid) was an American politician who represented the state of Rhode Island in the US House of Representatives .

Political activity had a tradition in his family. This began with his father of the same name , who was a member of the US Senate from 1839 to 1842 ; his son, who also went by the name Nathan Fellows Dixon , sat in both houses of Congress .

After attending a private school in Plainfield , Nathan Dixon graduated from Brown University in 1833 . He then studied law at the Law Schools in Cambridge and New Haven , whereupon he was admitted to the bar in 1837 and began to practice in Westerly. He also worked in the banking industry.

Dixon's political career began with membership in the House of Representatives from Rhode Island between 1841 and 1849. Further terms in this Chamber of Parliament followed from 1851 to 1854, from 1858 to 1862 and between 1871 and 1877. In 1842 he was appointed to the advisory board of Governor Samuel Ward King ( Governor's council ).

On March 4, 1849 Nathan Dixon moved into the House of Representatives in Washington as a member of the Whigs , from which he left after two years. After the fall of the Whig Party, he joined the Republicans , as their deputy he was a member of Congress again from March 4, 1863. There he remained for another eight years and was, among other things, chairman of the trade committee ; In 1870 he no longer stood for election. Subsequently, he worked again as a lawyer and in the banking business.

Web links

• Nathan Fellows Dixon in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Nathan Fellows Dixon in the database of Find a Grave (English)