# Henry Aldous Dixon

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American politician

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Henry Aldous Dixon Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah's 1st district In office January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1961 Preceded by Douglas R. Stringfellow Succeeded by M. Blaine Peterson Personal details Born Henry Aldous Dixon (1890-06-29)June 29, 1890 Provo, Utah Territory Died January 22, 1967(1967-01-22) (aged 76) Ogden, Utah, U.S. Resting place Washington Heights Memorial Park Party Republican Alma mater Brigham Young University University of Chicago University of Southern California Occupation College President

**Henry Aldous Dixon** (June 29, 1890 – January 22, 1967) was an American businessman and academic administrator who served three terms as a [U.S. representative](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) from [Utah](/source/Utah) from 1955 to 1961.

He was also the president of first [Weber College](/source/Weber_College) and later [Utah State Agricultural College](/source/Utah_State_Agricultural_College).

## Biography

Born in [Provo](/source/Provo%2C_Utah) in the [Utah Territory](/source/Utah_Territory), Dixon attended the public schools until high school, when he attended private [Brigham Young High School](/source/Brigham_Young_High_School), from which he graduated in 1909. He graduated from [Brigham Young University](/source/Brigham_Young_University), [Provo, Utah](/source/Provo%2C_Utah), in 1914, from the [University of Chicago](/source/University_of_Chicago) in 1917, and from the [University of Southern California](/source/University_of_Southern_California) in 1937.[1]

### Academic career

Dixon was an instructor at Weber College, which later became [Weber State University](/source/Weber_State_University), from 1914 to 1918, and served as the college's president twice, in 1919–1920 and 1937–1953. Between these presidential terms, he served as [superintendent](/source/Superintendent_(education)) of Provo city schools from 1920–1924 and again in 1932-1937. Between these two terms as superintendent, from 1924 to 1932, Dixon was managing vice president of Farmers and Merchants Bank.[1][2] During his second term as president of Weber College, he was a member of the [President's Commission on Higher Education](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=President%27s_Commission_on_Higher_Education&action=edit&redlink=1) (1946–1948), a member of the board of directors of Salt Lake Branch of the [Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco](/source/Federal_Reserve_Bank_of_San_Francisco) (1945–1951), and director of the [Association of Junior Colleges](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Association_of_Junior_Colleges&action=edit&redlink=1) (1950–1954).

After heading Weber College, he became president of Utah State Agricultural College (which later became [Utah State University](/source/Utah_State_University)) at [Logan, Utah](/source/Logan%2C_Utah) from August 1953 to December 1954.

### Congress

In 1954, [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) 1st District Congressman [Douglas R. Stringfellow](/source/Douglas_R._Stringfellow) was forced to retire from Congress after only one term after it emerged he had lied about both his service record in [World War II](/source/World_War_II) and his educational history. Dixon was asked to replace Stringfellow on the ballot only 16 days before the election and won. He served in the [Eighty-fourth](/source/84th_United_States_Congress), [Eighty-fifth](/source/85th_United_States_Congress), and [Eighty-sixth](/source/86th_United_States_Congress) Congresses (January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1961). He did not seek renomination in 1960.

Dixon voted in favor of the [Civil Rights Acts of 1957](/source/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1957) and [1960](/source/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1960).[3][4]

### Later activities

Dixon taught at [Brigham Young University](/source/Brigham_Young_University), his alma mater, until 1965.

### Death and burial

He died in [Ogden, Utah](/source/Ogden%2C_Utah), January 22, 1967 and was interred in Washington Heights Memorial Park.

## Election history

1954 United States House of Representatives elections[5] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Henry Aldous Dixon 55,542 53.37 Democratic Walter K. Granger 48,535 46.63 Total votes 104,077 100.0 Republican hold

1956 United States House of Representatives elections[6] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Henry Aldous Dixon (Incumbent) 74,107 60.92 Democratic Carlyle F. Gronning 47,533 39.08 Total votes 121,640 100.0 Republican hold

1958 United States House of Representatives elections[7] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Henry Aldous Dixon (Incumbent) 58,141 53.90 Democratic M. Blaine Peterson 49,735 46.10 Total votes 107,876 100.0 Republican hold

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-bio_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-bio_1-1) ["Dixon, Henry Aldous, (1890 - 1967)"](http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000368). [Biographical Dictionary of the U.S. Congress](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Biographical_Dictionary_of_the_U.S._Congress&action=edit&redlink=1).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Could this be the [Farmers and Merchants Bank (Nampa, Idaho)](/source/Farmers_and_Merchants_Bank_(Nampa%2C_Idaho))?

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957"](https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/h42). *GovTrack.us*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["HR 8601. PASSAGE"](https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/86-1960/h102).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["1954 Election Results"](http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1954election.pdf) (PDF).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["1956 Election Results"](http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1956election.pdf) (PDF).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["1958 Election Results"](http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1958election.pdf) (PDF).

## Sources

- United States Congress. ["Henry Aldous Dixon (id: D000368)"](http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000368). *[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress](/source/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress)*.

## External links

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Academic offices Preceded by Owen F. Beal President of Weber Normal College 1919–1920 Succeeded by Joel E. Ricks Preceded by Leland W. Creer President of Weber College 1937–1953 Succeeded by William P. Miller Preceded by Louis Linden Madsen President of Utah State Agricultural College 1953–1954 Succeeded by Daryl Chase U.S. House of Representatives Preceded by Douglas R. Stringfellow Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah's 1st congressional district 1955–1961 Succeeded by M. Blaine Peterson

v t e Utah State University presidents Sanborn Paul Tanner Kerr Widtsoe Peterson Harris Madsen Dixon Chase Taggart Cazier Emert Hall Albrecht Cockett Cantwell Mortensen

v t e United States representatives from Utah Territorial (1851–1895) Seat Bernhisel Hooper Bernhisel Kinney Hooper G. Cannon Caine Rawlins F. Cannon One at-large seat (1895–1913) Seat Allen W. King Sutherland Howell Two at-large seats (1913–1915) Seat Howell Seat Johnson Districts (1915–present) (3rd district established in 1983) (4th district established in 2013) 1st district Howell Welling Colton Murdock Granger Stringfellow Dixon Peterson Burton McKay Hansen Bishop Moore 2nd district Mays Leatherwood Loofbourow Robinson Dawson Bosone Dawson D. King Lloyd D. King Lloyd W. Owens Howe Marriott Monson W. Owens Shepherd Greene Waldholtz Cook Matheson Stewart Maloy 3rd district Nielson Orton C. Cannon Chaffetz Curtis Kennedy 4th district Matheson Love McAdams B. Owens

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