Harry D. Dixon

Harry D. Dixon
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
In office
1962–2000
Personal details
Born (1925-03-24)March 24, 1925
Brantley County, Georgia, United States
Died March 12, 2012(2012-03-12) (aged 86)
Waycross, Georgia, United States
Political party Democratic

Harry Donival Dixon (March 24, 1925 – March 12, 2012) was an American politician. He was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1962 to 2000. He was a member of the Democratic party.[1][2][3]

Dixon was born in Brantley County, Georgia, on March 24, 1925. He grew up in a railroad family and worked as a locomotive engine man on the Atlantic Coast Line. In 1943, he entered U.S. Maritime Service and served in World War II. He was discharged in 1946, and returned to Waycross, Georgia, and the railroad company. In 1952, he was promoted to engineer. In 1962, he was elected as a Democrat to the Georgia House of Representatives, where he served for 38 years. He served as chairman of Regulated Beverages for 27 years, and rewrote many of Georgia’s liquor laws. Dixon served on the State Board of Transportation.[4]

In December 2009, Bob Short of the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies interviewed Mr. Dixon as part of its Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Harry D. Dixon". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Georgia Official and Statistical Register, 1977-1978 - page 707". usg.edu. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Harry Dixon". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Harry D. Dixon". Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Harry Dixon, Reflections on Georgia Politics".


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