Dixon, W. W. (William Wirt), 1838-1910

found: NUCMC data from Montana Hist. Soc. for His Papers, 1874-1912(W.W. (William Wirt) Dixon; b. 1838; d. 1910; U.S. representative (1891-1893) from Deer Lodge and Butte, Mont.)

found: Biog. dir. of the U.S. Congress, viewed online, Oct. 2, 2017(DIXON, William Wirt, a Representative from Montana; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., June 3, 1838; moved to Illinois in 1843 and to Keokuk, Iowa, in 1849; pursued preparatory studies; studied law in Keokuk and was admitted to the bar in 1858; moved to Tennessee in 1860, in the same year to Arkansas, then to California in 1862, and thence to Humboldt County, Nev.; in 1866 moved to Montana and resided in Helena and later in Deer Lodge until 1879; member of the Territorial house of representatives in 1871 and 1872; spent two years in the Black Hills; returned to Montana in 1881, settled in Butte, and engaged in the practice of law; delegate to the constitutional conventions of Montana in 1884 and 1889; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second Congress (Mar. 4, 1891-Mar. 3, 1893); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Fifty-third Congress; resumed the practice of his profession; candidate for election to the United States Senate, but the legislature failed to make a choice; died in Los Angeles, Calif., Nov. 13, 1910; interment in Calvary Cemetery; reinterment in Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C., Mar. 15, 1911)