Joseph A. Dixon

Joseph A. Dixon
Leaving White House, March 7, 1938.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 1st district
In office
January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939
Preceded byJohn B. Hollister
Succeeded byCharles H. Elston
Personal details
BornJoseph Andrew Dixon
(1879-06-03)June 3, 1879
DiedJuly 4, 1942(1942-07-04) (aged 63)
Resting placeSt. Joseph's Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio
PartyDemocratic
Alma materXavier University (Cincinnati)

Joseph Andrew Dixon (June 3, 1879 – July 4, 1942) was an American businessman and politician who served one term as a U.S. representative from Ohio from 1937 to 1939.

Early life and career

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Dixon attended St. Patrick's School, Hughes High School, and Xavier University in Cincinnati.

Early business career

He served as clerk in a mercantile store 1893-1900. He engaged in retail clothing business in Anderson, Indiana, Hartford City, Indiana, and Cincinnati. He was also a manager and owner of amateur and professional baseball teams and active in young men's welfare work.

Congress

Dixon was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fifth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1938 to the Seventy-sixth Congress and for election in 1940 to the Seventy-seventh Congress.

Later career and death

He resumed his former business pursuits in Cincinnati until his death there on July 4, 1942. He was interred in St. Joseph's Cemetery.

Sources

  • United States Congress. "Joseph A. Dixon (id: D000371)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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