James Dixon
Born: August 5, 1814
Birthplace: Enfield, Connecticut
Father: William Dixon 1778 – 1839
(Buried: Enfield Street Cemetery, Enfield, Connecticut)
Mother: Mary Reynolds Field 1771 – 1845
(Buried: Enfield Street Cemetery, Enfield, Connecticut)
Wife: Elizabeth Lord Cogswell 1820 – 1871
(Buried: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Connecticut)
Children:
Captain James Wyllys Dixon 1846 – 1917
(Buried: Flushing Cemetery Flushing, New York)
Henry Whitfield Dixon 1850 – 1932
(Buried: Flushing Cemetery, Flushing, New York)
Political Party: Whig Party, Republican Party, Democratic PartyEducation:
1834: Graduated from Williams College
Occupation before War:
1834 – 1839: Attorney in Enfield, Connecticut
1837 – 1838: Connecticut State Representative
1837: Speaker of Connecticut State House of Representatives
1839 – 1845: Attorney in Hartford, Connecticut
1844: Connecticut State Representative
1845 – 1849: United States Congressman from Connecticut
1845 – 1849: Member of House Judiciary Committee
1847 – 1849: Member of House State Department Expenditures Committee
1849 – 1857: Attorney in Hartford, Connecticut
1854: Connecticut State Representative
1857 – 1869: United States Senator from Connecticut
1857 – 1861: Member of Senate Audit and Control of Expenses Committee
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1865: Chairman of Senate and Audit and Control of Expenses
Occupation after War:
1868: Opposed the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
1868: Supporter of Horatio Seymour Presidential Campaign
1868: Unsuccessful Democratic Candidate for U.S. Congress
1869: Appointed and Declined United States Minister to Russia
1869 – 1873: Traveled and engaged in literary activities
Died: March 27, 1873
Place of Death: Hartford, Connecticut
Cause of Death: Heart Disease
Age at time of Death: 58 years old
Burial Place: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Connecticut
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