Nathan F. Dixon, III
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Nathan Fellows Dixon, III (August 28, 1847 November 8, 1897) was a United States Representative and Senator
from Rhode Island. Born in Westerly, he attended the common schools of Westerly and Phillips Academy
in Andover, Massachusetts
. He graduated from Brown University
in 1869 and from Albany Law School
(Albany, New York
) in 1871; he was admitted to the bar
that year and commenced practice in Westerly. From 1877 to 1885 he was United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island.
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 4, 1885; he was not a candidate for renomination. Dixon was a member of the Rhode Island Senate
from 1885 to 1889, and was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Jonathan Chace
and served from April 10, 1889, to March 4, 1895; he was not a candidate for reelection. While in Congress he was chairman of the Committee on Patents (Fifty-second Congress
). He resumed the practice of law and engaged in banking, and died in Westerly in 1897; interment was in River Bend Cemetery.
Nathan Fellows Dixon, III was the son of Nathan Fellows Dixon
and a grandson of Nathan Fellows Dixon, a U.S. Senator and Representative, respectively, from Rhode Island.
United States Senate
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from Rhode Island. Born in Westerly, he attended the common schools of Westerly and Phillips Academy
Phillips Academy
Phillips Academy is a selective, co-educational independent boarding high school for boarding and day students in grades 9–12, along with a post-graduate year...
in Andover, Massachusetts
Andover, Massachusetts
Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. It was incorporated in 1646 and as of the 2010 census, the population was 33,201...
. He graduated from Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
in 1869 and from Albany Law School
Albany Law School
Albany Law School is an ABA accredited law school based in Albany, New York. It was founded in 1851 by Amos Dean , Amasa Parker, Ira Harris and others....
(Albany, New York
Albany, New York
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) in 1871; he was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
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that year and commenced practice in Westerly. From 1877 to 1885 he was United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island.
Dixon was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Forty-eighth Congress
48th United States Congress
The Forty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1883 to March 4, 1885, during the last two years...
to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Jonathan Chace
Jonathan Chace
Jonathan Chace was a United States Representative and Senator from Rhode Island. Born at Fall River, Massachusetts, he son of Harvey Chace and the grandson of Oliver Chace. In 1854, he married Jane C. Moon, and they had children: Anna H., Elizabeth M. and Susan A....
and served from February 12 to March 4, 1885; he was not a candidate for renomination. Dixon was a member of the Rhode Island Senate
Rhode Island Senate
The Rhode Island Senate is the upper house of the Rhode Island General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. State of Rhode Island. It is composed of 38 Senators, each of whom is elected to a two-year term. Rhode Island is one of the 14 states where its upper house serves at a two-year...
from 1885 to 1889, and was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Jonathan Chace
Jonathan Chace
Jonathan Chace was a United States Representative and Senator from Rhode Island. Born at Fall River, Massachusetts, he son of Harvey Chace and the grandson of Oliver Chace. In 1854, he married Jane C. Moon, and they had children: Anna H., Elizabeth M. and Susan A....
and served from April 10, 1889, to March 4, 1895; he was not a candidate for reelection. While in Congress he was chairman of the Committee on Patents (Fifty-second Congress
52nd United States Congress
The Fifty-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C...
). He resumed the practice of law and engaged in banking, and died in Westerly in 1897; interment was in River Bend Cemetery.
Nathan Fellows Dixon, III was the son of Nathan Fellows Dixon
Nathan F. Dixon (1812-1881)
Nathan Fellows Dixon was a United States Representative from Rhode Island. He was the son of Nathan F. Dixon, and the father of Nathan F. Dixon, III....
and a grandson of Nathan Fellows Dixon, a U.S. Senator and Representative, respectively, from Rhode Island.