Joseph Dixon (North Carolina politician)
Joseph Dixon (April 9, 1828 – March 3, 1883) was an American farmer, jurist, and politician and as a U.S. Representative from North Carolina for a brief period (1870–1871) following the death of his predecessor late in his term in office.
Biography[edit]
Dixon was born near Farmville, North Carolina, on April 9, 1828. He engaged in agricultural pursuits and also in the mercantile business.
Career[edit]
Dixon was appointed colonel of the North Carolina State Militia soon after the Civil War and served as a local judge in 1864 and 1865.
He was then elected to serve a two terms as a representative of Greene County in the North Carolina House of Representatives (1868–69, 1869–70).[1]
Congress[edit]
When Congressman David Heaton of North Carolina's 2nd congressional district died in office, Dixon was elected as a Republican to fill Heaton's vacant seat in the Forty-first Congress. Dixon took his seat December 5, 1870, and served until March 3, 1871; he was not a candidate for renomination in 1870.
Later career and death[edit]
He was later appointed as a United States Commissioner of Claims in 1871 and 1872; resumed agricultural pursuits, and was a delegate from Greene County to the State constitutional convention in 1875.
Dixon died near Fountain Hill, Pitt County, N.C., March 3, 1883.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Green, C. Sylvester (1986). "Joseph Dixon". NCPEDIA. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- Congressional Biography
- "Portrait of Joseph Dixon". NY Public Library. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
