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English: James Dixon (
August 5,
1814 -
March 27,
1873) was a
United States Representative and
Senator from
Connecticut. Born in
Enfield, he pursued preparatory studies, and graduated from
Williams College in
Williamstown in 1834. He studied law, and was admitted to the
bar in 1834 and commenced practice in Enfield. He was a member of the State
house of representatives in 1837-1838 and 1844, and served as speaker in 1837; he moved to
Hartford in 1839 and continued the practice of law. He was elected as a
Whig to the House, serving during the Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth Congresses (
March 4,
1845-
March 3,
1849), and was a member of the State house of representatives in 1854. He declined the nomination for
Governor of Connecticut in 1854, and was an unsuccessful candidate for United States Senator in 1854.
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