Lincoln Dixon | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's4th district | |
| In office 1905–1919 | |
| Preceded by | Francis M. Griffith |
| Succeeded by | John S. Benham |
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| Born | (1860-02-09)February 9, 1860 Vernon, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | September 16, 1932(1932-09-16) (aged 72) Lyndon, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Resting place | Vernon Cemetery, Vernon, Indiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Lincoln Dixon (February 9, 1860 – September 16, 1932) was an American lawyer and politician who served seven terms as aU.S. Representative fromIndiana from 1905 to 1919.[1]
Born inVernon, Indiana, Dixon attended Vernon Academy, and graduated fromIndiana University Bloomington with honor in 1880.[2] He was employed as a clerk in the Department of the Interior atWashington, D.C., in 1881. He returned to Vernon and studied law. He wasadmitted to the bar in 1882 and commenced practice in North Vernon. Reading clerk of the State House of Representatives in 1883. He served as prosecuting attorney for the sixth judicial circuit 1884–1892.[3] He served as a member of the Democratic State committee 1897–1904 and 1920–1927.
Dixon was elected as aDemocrat to theFifty-ninth and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1919). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1918 to theSixty-sixth Congress.
He resumed the practice of law. He served as a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1920 and 1924. In charge of the Democratic campaign in the West in 1924. He was appointed a member of the United States Tariff Commission by PresidentCalvin Coolidge in 1927 and retired in 1930. He was reappointed by PresidentHerbert Hoover on June 17, 1931, and served until his death, while on a visit, inLyndon, Kentucky on September 16, 1932.[4]
He was interred in Vernon Cemetery, Vernon.[1]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's 4th congressional district 1905-1919 | Succeeded by |
