Archibald Dixon (April 2, 1802 – April 23, 1876) was a U.S. Senator from Kentucky. He represented the Whig Party in both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly, and was elected the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky in 1844, serving under Governor William Owsley. In 1851, the Whigs nominated him for governor, but he lost to Lazarus W. Powell, his former law partner.
Dixon represented Henderson County at the Kentucky constitutional convention of 1849. In this capacity, he ensured that strong protections of slave property were included in the Kentucky Constitution of 1850. Later, the General Assembly chose Dixon to fill the unexpired Senate term of Henry Clay. He served from September 1, 1852, to March 3, 1855, and did not stand for re-election. During his short tenure, Dixon's major accomplishment was convincing Stephen Douglas to include language in the Kansas–Nebraska Act that explicitly repealed the Missouri Compromise's prohibition on slavery north of latitude 36°30'.
Despite his pro-slavery views, Dixon was loyal to the Union during the Civil War. He represented his county and his state in a number of failed conventions that sought to resolve the upcoming conflict before it began. In 1864, he joined Kentucky governor Thomas E. Bramlette in an audience with President Abraham Lincoln protesting the recruitment of former slaves as Union soldiers in Kentucky. Dixon died on April 23, 1876.
ArchibaldDixon (April 2, 1802 – April 23, 1876) was a U.S. Senator from Kentucky. He represented the Whig Party in both houses of the Kentucky General...
Powell defeated Whig nominee and former Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky ArchibaldDixon. On election day, 4 August 1851, Democratic nominee Lazarus W. Powell...
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anticipation of Clay's resignation. Retired. Sep 1, 1852 – Mar 3, 1855 Whig ArchibaldDixon 17 14 John B. Thompson Know Nothing Mar 4, 1853 – Mar 3, 1859 Elected...
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1852 ▌David Meriwether (D), from July 6, 1852, until August 31, 1852 ▌ArchibaldDixon (W), from September 1, 1852 ▌2. Solomon W. Downs (D) ▌3. Pierre Soulé...
Richard Hawes represented the secessionists' position, while Crittenden, ArchibaldDixon, and S. S. Nicholas advocated the Northern cause. The sextet agreed...
by some of the state's best known statesmen of the day, including ArchibaldDixon, Garrett Davis, Benjamin Hardin, and Charles A. Wickliffe. Not until...
1816) April 9 – Charles Goodyear, politician (born 1804) April 23 – ArchibaldDixon, U.S. Senator from Kentucky from 1852 to 1855 (born 1802) May 7 – William...
March 4), vacant (starting March 4) Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky: ArchibaldDixon (Whig) Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts: John Reed, Jr. (political...
In 1913 Dorsett began his first foreign expedition, to Brazil, with ArchibaldDixon Shamel and Wilson Popenoe. Later expeditions took him to Panama, Manchuria...
(born 1759) August 30 – Simon Willard, horologist (born 1753) October 25 – Dixon Hall Lewis, U.S. Senator from Alabama from 1844 to 1848 (born 1802) December...
James Clark 12 Manlius Valerius Thomson 1840–1844 Robert P. Letcher 13 ArchibaldDixon Whig 1844–1848 William Owsley 14 John LaRue Helm Whig 1848–1850 John...
nominee. The Whigs nominated Powell's friend and law partner, ArchibaldDixon. Powell and Dixon traveled the state together, eating at the same taverns, speaking...
implemented. In late March 1864 Lincoln met with Governor Bramlette, ArchibaldDixon, and Albert G. Hodges, to discuss recruitment of African American soldiers...
America the weight limit was at first 114 pounds. An early champion, George Dixon, moved the limit to 120 and then 122 pounds. Finally, in 1920 the United...
Steven Archibald (born 27 September 1956) is a Scottish former professional footballer and manager. He played prominently as a forward for Aberdeen, winning...
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