William W. Dixon

William Wirt Dixon (June 3, 1838 - November 13, 1910) was a U.S. Representative from Montana.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Dixon moved to Illinois in 1843 and to Keokuk, Iowa, in 1849.He pursued preparatory studies.He studied law in Keokuk and was admitted to the bar in 1858.He moved to Tennessee in 1860, in the same year to Arkansas, then to California in 1862, and thence to Humboldt County, Nevada. In 1866 moved to Montana and resided in Helena and later in Deer Lodge until 1879.He served as member of the Territorial house of representatives in 1871 and 1872. Spent two years in the Black Hills.He returned to Montana in 1881, settled in Butte, and engaged in the practice of law.He served as delegate to the constitutional conventions of Montana in 1884 and 1889.

Dixon was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second Congress (March 4, 1891-March 3, 1893).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Fifty-third Congress.He resumed the practice of his profession. Candidate for election to the United States Senate, but the legislature failed to make a choice.He died in Los Angeles, California, November 13, 1910.He was interred in Calvary Cemetery.He was reinterred in Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C., March 15, 1911.

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