| LC control no. | nr 91026786 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Dixon, A. (Archibald), 1802-1876 |
| Variant(s) | Dixon, Archibald, 1802-1876 Dixon, Mr. (Archibald), 1802-1876 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Henderson County (Ky.) Frankfort (Ky.) Paducah (Ky.) |
| Birth date | 1802-04-02 |
| Death date | 1876-04-23 |
| Place of birth | Caswell County (N.C.) |
| Place of death | Henderson County (Ky.) |
| Affiliation | Kentucky. General Assembly. House of Representatives Kentucky. General Assembly. House of Representatives Kentucky. General Assembly. Senate United States. Congress. Senate |
| Profession or occupation | Attorneys Legislators Lieutenant governors |
| Found in | His Speech of Hon. A. Dixon, of Kentucky, on the Nebraska territorial bill, 1854. Biog. dir. of the U.S. Congress, 1989 (Dixon, Archibald; senator from Ky.; member Ky. Senate; lawyer and planter; lieutenant governor of Ky.; b. 4/2/1802; d. 4/23/1876) NUC pre-1956 (Dixon, Archibald, 1802-1876) MWA/NAIP files (hdg.: Dixon, A. (Archibald), 1802-1876; usage: A. Dixon; Mr. Dixon) Kentucky encyclopedia, ©1992: pages 267-268 ("Archibald Dixon" political leader, born near Redhouse, Caswell County, NC on April 2, 1802. In 1804 the family moved to Henderson County, Ky. Admitted to the bar in 1824, elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1830 to 1833 and from 1841 to 1843. Served in the state senate 1836 to 1840. Elected as liutenant governor of Kentucky 1844-1848, then ran unsuccessfully for governor of Kentucky. Filled a vacancy in the U. S. Senate September 1, 1852 until March 3, 1855. Returned to Henderson County where he resumed his law practice; later moved to Paducah. Died April 23, 1876 in Henderson County.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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