Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....DIXON, JOHN ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/wifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Tina Vickery tsvickery@adelphia.net March 20, 2007, 3:32 pm Author: Published Under the Direction of Halford Erickson, Commissioner of Labor and Industrial Statistics, 1903. ASSEMBLYMEN. IRVINE L. LENROOT, Speaker; C. 0. MARSH, Chief Clerk; A. M. Anderson, Sergeant-at-Arms. The assembly consists of 100 members. They are chosen biennially and receive $500 for their service during the term. The speaker is chosen by the members and receives an additional $500 for his services as speaker. The assembly of 1003 contains 75 republicans and 25 democrats. RACINE COUNTY. First District. The 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th and 6th wards of the city of Racine. Population, 1900—24,807. JOHN DIXON (Rep.), was born in Brighton, Kenosha county, January 31st, 1853, and was educated in the common schools. He removed to Union Grove, Racine county, where he finally engaged in the hardware business. He has held the position of town clerk and was county clerk of Racine county from 1892 to 1898. He is now engaged in the hardware business in the city of Racine. He was elected member of assembly in 1902, receiving 2,491 votes against 2,300 votes cast for Charles D. Finch (Dem.). Additional Comments: The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. Compiled and Published Under the Direction of Halford Erickson, Commissioner of Labor and Industrial Statistics, 1903. 1069 - 1117. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/history/bluebook/1903/bios/dixon154gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb