John Alden Dix
| John Alden Dix | |
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| 38th Governor of New York | |
| In office January 1, 1911 – December 31, 1912 |
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| Lieutenant | Thomas F. Conway |
| Preceded by | Horace White |
| Succeeded by | William Sulzer |
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| Born | December 25, 1860 Glens Falls, New York |
| Died | April 9, 1928 (aged 67) New York City, New York |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
John Alden Dix (December 25, 1860 – April 9, 1928) was the 38th Governor of New York from January 1911 to December 1912.
Life [edit]
Born in Glens Falls, Warren County, New York, Dix attended Cornell University, but never graduated. He was an initiated member of the Beta Charge of the Theta Delta Chi fraternity.
He married Gertrude Alden Thomson, daughter of Albany lumber merchant Lemon Thomson. Gertrude's sister Nancy Sherman Thomson (1867–1927) was married to State Senator Curtis N. Douglas (1856–1919). [1]
At the New York state election, 1908, Dix ran for Lieutenant Governor of New York on the Democratic ticket with Lewis S. Chanler, but was defeated. At the New York state election, 1910, he ran for Governor of New York on the Democratic ticket and was elected.
He died in New York City and was buried at Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands.
Union General and Governor of New York John Adams Dix was his uncle.
References [edit]
- ^ Douglas-Thomson genealogy at Schenectady History
| Party political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Lewis S. Chanler |
Democratic Party Nominee for Lieutenant Governor of New York 1908 |
Succeeded by Thomas F. Conway |
| Preceded by William. J. Conners |
New York State Democratic Committee Chairman June 1910 – October 1910 |
Succeeded by Winfield S. Huppuch |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Horace White |
Governor of New York 1911–1912 |
Succeeded by William Sulzer |
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