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    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...
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    Powell defeated Whig nominee and former Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky Archibald Dixon. On election day, 4 August 1851, Democratic nominee Lazarus W. Powell...
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    withdrawals of the other candidates, Archibald Dixon entered the race. Historically an ally of Crittenden, Dixon's entrance into the race after Crittenden's...
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    The town was incorporated on February 6, 1861, and was named after Archibald Dixon, lieutenant governor of the state from 1844 to 1848 and U.S. Senator...
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  • Archibald Dixon, American politician Arrington Dixon, American politician Arthur Lee Dixon, mathematician, younger brother of Alfred Dixon Bill Dixon...
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  • Senator Dixon may refer to: Sir Thomas Dixon, 2nd Baronet (1868–1950), Northern Irish Senator from 1924 to 1949 Archibald Dixon (1802–1876), U.S. Senator...
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    1852. Whig Archibald Dixon was elected December 31, 1851. After many ballots, the vote in the final deciding ballot was: Y Archibald Dixon 71 votes James...
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    his way around the Missouri Compromise did not work. Kentucky Whig Archibald Dixon believed that unless the Missouri Compromise was explicitly repealed...
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    anticipation of Clay's resignation. Retired. Sep 1, 1852 – Mar 3, 1855 Whig Archibald Dixon 17 14 John B. Thompson Know Nothing Mar 4, 1853 – Mar 3, 1859 Elected...
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    Henry Clay, and served from July 6, 1852, to August 31, 1852, when Archibald Dixon was elected his successor. He was not a candidate for renomination...
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    Magoffin, and Richard Hawes; the Unionist delegates were Crittenden, Archibald Dixon, and S.S. Nicholas. Unable to agree on substantial issues, the delegates...
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    Richard Hawes represented the secessionists' position, while Crittenden, Archibald Dixon, and S. S. Nicholas advocated the Northern cause. The sextet agreed...
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    September 6, 1848 – July 31, 1850 Governor John J. Crittenden Preceded by Archibald Dixon Succeeded by John Burton Thompson Other offices 1844 Member of the...
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  • 31st (1849–1851) Henry Clay (W) 32nd (1851–1853) David Meriwether (D) Archibald Dixon (W) John Burton Thompson (KN) 33rd (1853–1855) 34th (1855–1857) John...
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  • Courier-Journal. p. 1. Retrieved August 27, 2023. Sobel 1978, p. 538. "James Dixon Black". National Governors Association. December 8, 2015. Retrieved March...
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    by some of the state's best known statesmen of the day, including Archibald Dixon, Garrett Davis, Benjamin Hardin, and Charles A. Wickliffe. Not until...
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    26W, 12D 62W, 38D Clay/ Frelinghuysen (W) N 1845 William Owsley (W) Archibald Dixon (W) Benjamin Hardin (W) 64W, 35D, 1? 7W, 3D 1846 24W, 14D 62W, 38D...
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    1852 ▌David Meriwether (D), from July 6, 1852, until August 31, 1852 ▌Archibald Dixon (W), from September 1, 1852 ▌2. Solomon W. Downs (D) ▌3. Pierre Soulé...
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    nominee. The Whigs nominated Powell's friend and law partner, Archibald Dixon. Powell and Dixon traveled the state together, eating at the same taverns, speaking...
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    Richard Caswell (1729–1789), first and fifth governor of North Carolina Archibald Dixon (1802–1876), U.S. senator Donna Edwards (born 1958), former U.S. representative...
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    year. In September 1860, he married Rebecca Hart Dixon, the daughter of former U.S. Senator Archibald Dixon. The couple had eight children. At a meeting of...
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    the states' rights delegates to the conference, while Crittenden, Archibald Dixon, and Samuel S. Nicholas represented the Unionist position. The delegates...
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  • 1816) April 9 – Charles Goodyear, politician (born 1804) April 23 – Archibald Dixon, U.S. Senator from Kentucky from 1852 to 1855 (born 1802) May 7 – William...
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    James Clark 12 Manlius Valerius Thomson 1840–1844 Robert P. Letcher 13 Archibald Dixon Whig 1844–1848 William Owsley 14 John LaRue Helm Whig 1848–1850 John...
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  • In 1913 Dorsett began his first foreign expedition, to Brazil, with Archibald Dixon Shamel and Wilson Popenoe. Later expeditions took him to Panama, Manchuria...
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  • 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...
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    Constitutional Convention of 1849. The delegates chose him president over Whig Archibald Dixon. The major question the convention addressed was slavery. Guthrie owned...
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    implemented. In late March 1864 Lincoln met with Governor Bramlette, Archibald Dixon, and Albert G. Hodges, to discuss recruitment of African American soldiers...
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  • March 4), vacant (starting March 4) Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky: Archibald Dixon (Whig) Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts: John Reed, Jr. (political...
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  • Indiana: Paris C. Dunning (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky: Archibald Dixon (Whig) Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana: Trasimond Landry (Whig) Lieutenant...
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