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Nathan
Fellows
Dixon
III
Born in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Nathan Fellows Dixon, Edward Hazard Dixon, Phebe Anne (Dixon) McClure, Walter Palmer Dixon and Harriet Swan Dixon
Husband of
Grace (McClure) Dixon
— married
5 Jun 1873 in Albany, Albany, New York, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 50
in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Profile last modified
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| Preceded by Jonathan Chace Preceded by Jonathan Chace |
Nathan Fellows Dixon III US Congressional Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District  US Senator (Class 2) from Rhode Island  |
Succeeded by William Almy Pirce Succeeded by George P. Wetmore |
Biography
Nathan Dixon III is Notable.
This Nathan Fellows Dixon was born 28 Aug 1847 in Westerly, Rhode Island. He was the second child of Nathan Fellows Dixon II and Harriet Palmer Swan, and was a namesake for his earlier (1845) born sibling who died in infancy.
He graduated A.B. Brown University 1869; studied law at Westerly, Rhode Island, with his father as a teacher, then graduated LL.B. at Albany law school [now State University of New York at Albany], in 1871. Practiced law at his hometown, Westerly.
He married 5 Jun 1873 at Albany, New York, Grace McClure.
In 1877 he was appointed by President Grant as U.S. District Attorney for Rhode Island, then re-appointed by President Garfield in 1881. Elected in 1885 as U.S. Congressional Representative, 2nd district, to fill unexpired term of Hon. Jonathan Chace. Represented Westerly in Rhode Island Senate. Elected to U.S. Senate in April 1889, serving one term.
Nathan Fellows Dixon passed away in 1897 in Westerly, Rhode Island. His grave is in River Bend Cemetery, Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA: Find A Grave: Memorial #7668234
Sources
- Volume II Brown Genealogy, Part 1 Many of the Descendants of Thomas, John, & Eleazer Brown, By Cyrus Henry Brown, 1915, pg. 341; no. 2563: https://archive.org/stream/browngenealogyof03brow#page/341/mode/1up
- Wikipedia: Nathan F. Dixon III
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