American politician
Nathan Fellows Dixon III
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From 1899's
The Harvey Book
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In office
April 10, 1889 ? March 3, 1895
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Preceded by
| Jonathan Chace
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Succeeded by
| George P. Wetmore
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In office
February 12, 1885 ? March 3, 1885
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Preceded by
| Jonathan Chace
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Succeeded by
| William Almy Pirce
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In office
1886?1889
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Preceded by
| Albert L. Chester
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Succeeded by
| George H. Utter
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In office
March 1, 1877 ? March 22, 1885
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Preceded by
| John A. Gardner
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Succeeded by
| David S. Baker Jr.
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Born
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1847-08-28
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August 28, 1847
Westerly, Rhode Island
, US
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Died
| November 8, 1897
(1897-11-08)
(aged 50)
Westerly, Rhode Island
, US
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Resting place
| River Bend Cemetery, Westerly, Rhode Island, US
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Political party
| Republican
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Spouse
| Grace McClure (m. 1873)
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Education
| Brown University
Albany Law School
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Profession
| Attorney
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Nathan Fellows Dixon III
(August 28, 1847 – November 8, 1897) was a
United States representative
and
Senator
from Rhode Island.
Early life
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Dixon was born in
Westerly, Rhode Island
on August 28, 1847.
[1]
He attended the local schools and
Phillips Academy
in
Andover, Massachusetts
.
[1]
Dixon graduated from
Brown University
with a
AB
degree in 1869,
studied law
with his father, then completed his legal studies at
Albany Law School
(
Albany, New York
) in 1871.
[1]
[2]
While at Brown, Dixon became a member of the
Theta Delta Chi
fraternity.
[2]
Legal and business career
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Dixon was
admitted to the bar
in 1871, commenced practice in Westerly, and grew his legal business to include Rhode Island,
Connecticut
, and
New York
.
[1]
As a partner in the firm of Dixon & Perrin, Dixon became a noted corporate attorney and his clients included the
New York, Providence and Boston Railroad
.
[2]
From 1877 to 1885 he was
United 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 the
Pawcatuck
Valley Railway and Providence &
Stonington
Steamship Company.
[2]
Dixon also participated in
Freemasonry
, and was a member of the lodge in Westerly, as well Stonington's Palmer Chapter of the
Royal Arch Masons
and Westerly's commandery of the
Knights Templar
.
[2]
Political career
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Dixon was elected as a
Republican
to the
Forty-eighth Congress
to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Jonathan Chace
and served from February 12 to March 3, 1885; he was not a candidate for re-nomination.
[1]
Dixon was a member of the
Rhode Island Senate
from 1886 to 1889.
[1]
He was elected to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Jonathan 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 the
Committee on Patents
(
52nd Congress
).
[3]
Death and burial
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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.
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Dixon died in Westerly on November 8, 1897.
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He was buried at River Bend Cemetery in Westerly.
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Family
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Nathan Fellows Dixon III was the son of Representative
Nathan F. Dixon II
and Harriet Palmer Swan Dixon.
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He was a grandson of Senator
Nathan F. Dixon I
.
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In 1873, he married Grace McClure of
Albany, New York
.They remained married until his death and had no children.
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