Nathan Fellows Dixon III | |
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| United States Senator fromRhode Island | |
| In office April 10, 1889 – March 3, 1895 | |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Chace |
| Succeeded by | George P. Wetmore |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromRhode Island's2nd district | |
| In office February 12, 1885 – March 3, 1885 | |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Chace |
| Succeeded by | William Almy Pirce |
| Member of theRhode Island Senate from Westerly | |
| In office 1886–1889 | |
| Preceded by | Albert L. Chester |
| Succeeded by | George H. Utter |
| United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island | |
| In office March 1, 1877 – March 22, 1885 | |
| Preceded by | John A. Gardner |
| Succeeded by | David S. Baker Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1847-08-28)August 28, 1847 |
| Died | November 8, 1897(1897-11-08) (aged 50) Westerly, Rhode Island, US |
| Resting place | River Bend Cemetery, Westerly, Rhode Island, US |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Grace McClure (m. 1873) |
| Education | Brown University Albany Law School |
| Profession | Attorney |
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Nathan Fellows Dixon III (August 28, 1847 – November 8, 1897) was aUnited States representative andSenator from Rhode Island.
Dixon was born inWesterly, Rhode Island on August 28, 1847.[1] He attended the local schools andPhillips Academy inAndover, Massachusetts.[1] Dixon graduated fromBrown University with aAB degree in 1869,studied law with his father, then completed his legal studies atAlbany Law School (Albany, New York) in 1871.[1][2] While at Brown, Dixon became a member of theTheta Delta Chi fraternity.[2]
Dixon wasadmitted to the bar in 1871, commenced practice in Westerly, and grew his legal business to include Rhode Island,Connecticut, andNew York.[1] As a partner in the firm of Dixon & Perrin, Dixon became a noted corporate attorney and his clients included theNew York, Providence and Boston Railroad.[2] From 1877 to 1885 he wasUnited States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island.[1]
Dixon was also active in several businesses, including serving as president of the Dixon Granite Works and the Washington National Bank of Westerly.[2] In addition, he served on the board of directors of several corporations, including thePawcatuck Valley Railway and Providence &Stonington Steamship Company.[2] Dixon also participated inFreemasonry, and was a member of the lodge in Westerly, as well Stonington's Palmer Chapter of theRoyal Arch Masons and Westerly's commandery of theKnights Templar.[2]
Dixon was elected as aRepublican to theForty-eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofJonathan Chace and served from February 12 to March 3, 1885; he was not a candidate for re-nomination.[1] Dixon was a member of theRhode Island Senate from 1886 to 1889.[1] He was elected to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofJonathan Chace and served from April 10, 1889, to March 3, 1895; he was not a candidate for reelection.[1] While in the Senate he was chairman of theCommittee on Patents (52nd Congress).[3]
After leaving the Senate, Dixon resumed the practice of law and his business and banking interests, and maintained a farm on which he bred cattle as a hobby.[2] In addition, he was a member of the state Board of Charities and Corrections, and a member of the commission created to revise the state constitution.[2]
Dixon died in Westerly on November 8, 1897.[1] He was buried at River Bend Cemetery in Westerly.[1]
Nathan Fellows Dixon III was the son of RepresentativeNathan F. Dixon II and Harriet Palmer Swan Dixon.[1] He was a grandson of SenatorNathan F. Dixon I.[1] In 1873, he married Grace McClure ofAlbany, New York. They remained married until his death and had no children.[1]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromRhode Island's 2nd congressional district February 12, 1885 – March 3, 1885 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 2) from Rhode Island April 10, 1889 – March 3, 1895 Served alongside:Nelson W. Aldrich | Succeeded by |
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