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Name | Alan J. Dixon |
Address | 1420 Orchard Street Belleville, Illinois , United States |
Email | None |
Website | None |
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July 07, 1927
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Died | July 06, 2014
(86 years)
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Contributor | RP |
Last Modifed | ev Mar 09, 2023 07:18am |
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Info | Alan John Dixon
born in Belleville, St. Clair County, Ill., July 7, 1927; attended the public schools; graduated, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1949; graduated, Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Mo., 1949; served in the United States Navy Air Corps 1945; admitted to the Illinois bar in 1949 and commenced practice in Belleville; elected police magistrate 1949; member, Illinois house of representatives 1951-1963; member, Illinois senate 1963-1971, serving as a minority whip 1964-1970; Illinois treasurer 1971-1977; Illinois secretary of State 1977-1981; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1980; reelected in 1986 and served from January 3, 1981, to January 3, 1993; defeated for renomination in 1992; chairman, Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, 1994- is a resident of Belleville, Ill.
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