Lincoln Dixon
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Lincoln Dixon was a U.S. Representative
from Indiana
.
Born in Vernon, Indiana
, Dixon attended Vernon Academy, and graduated from Indiana University
at Bloomington as an oboe performance major in 1880.
He was employed as a clerk in the Department of the Interior at Washington, D.C.
, in 1881.
He returned to Vernon, Indiana
, and studied law.
He was admitted 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.
He served as member of the Democratic State committee 1897-1904 and 1920-1927.
Dixon was elected as a Democrat
to the Fifty-ninth
and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1905-March 3, 1919).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1918 to the Sixty-sixth
Congress.
He resumed the practice of law.
He served as 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 President Coolidge in 1927 and retired in 1930.
Reappointed by President Hoover on June 17, 1931, and served until his death, while on a visit, in Lyndon, Kentucky
, September 16, 1932.
He was interred in Vernon Cemetery, Vernon, Indiana
.
United States House of Representatives
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from Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
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Born in Vernon, Indiana
Vernon, Indiana
Vernon is a town in Vernon Township, Jennings County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 330. As the county seat of Jennings County, it is the smallest town with that designation in the state of Indiana. It is nearly surrounded by the Muscatatuck River...
, Dixon attended Vernon Academy, and graduated from Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
at Bloomington as an oboe performance major in 1880.
He was employed as a clerk in the Department of the Interior at Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, in 1881.
He returned to Vernon, Indiana
Vernon, Indiana
Vernon is a town in Vernon Township, Jennings County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 330. As the county seat of Jennings County, it is the smallest town with that designation in the state of Indiana. It is nearly surrounded by the Muscatatuck River...
, and studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
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.
He served as member of the Democratic State committee 1897-1904 and 1920-1927.
Dixon was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Fifty-ninth
59th United States Congress
The Fifty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1905 to March 4, 1907, during the fifth and sixth...
and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1905-March 3, 1919).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1918 to the Sixty-sixth
66th United States Congress
The Sixty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprising the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1919 to March 4, 1921, during the last two years of...
Congress.
He resumed the practice of law.
He served as 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 President Coolidge in 1927 and retired in 1930.
Reappointed by President Hoover on June 17, 1931, and served until his death, while on a visit, in Lyndon, Kentucky
Lyndon, Kentucky
There were 4,520 households out of which 21.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.5% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50.3% were non-families. 40.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone...
, September 16, 1932.
He was interred in Vernon Cemetery, Vernon, Indiana
Vernon, Indiana
Vernon is a town in Vernon Township, Jennings County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 330. As the county seat of Jennings County, it is the smallest town with that designation in the state of Indiana. It is nearly surrounded by the Muscatatuck River...
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