AKA Alan John Dixon Born:7-Jul-1927
Birthplace:Belleville, IL
Died:6-Jul-2014
Location of death:Fairview Heights, IL
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Democratic Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Senator from Illinois, 1981-93 Military service: US Navy (Air Corps, 1945) Father: William Gerard Dixon
Mother: Elsa Tebbenhoff
Wife: Joan Louise Fox ("Jody", m. 1954, until his death, two daughters, one son)
Daughter: Elizabeth Jane Megaw
Son: Jeffrey Alan Dixon
Daughter: Stephanie Jo Yearian
University:University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1949)
Law School:LLB, Washington University in St. Louis (1949)
Bryan Cave Partner (1993-)
US Senator, Illinois (3-Jan-1981 to 3-Jan-1993)
Illinois Secretary of State (1977-81)
Treasurer of Illinois (1971-77)
Illinois State Senate (1963-71, as Minority Whip, 1964-70)
Illinois State House of Representatives (1951-63)
Delta Upsilon Fraternity
Illinois State Bar Association 1949
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