
Nathan Fellows Dixon II (1 May 1812-11 April 1881) was a member of the US House of Representatives (W-RI 2) from 4 March 1849 to 3 March 1851 (interrupting Benjamin Babcock Thurston) and from 4 March 1863 to 3 March 1871 (succeeding George H. Browne and preceding James M. Pendleton).
Biography[]
Nathan Fellows Dixon II was born in Westerly, Rhode Island in 1812, the son of Nathan F. Dixon; he later fathered Nathan F. Dixon III. He became a lawyer in 1837, and he also served as a bank president. He went on to serve in the State House from 1841 to 1849, in the US House of Representatives from 1849 to 1851, and back in the State House from 1851 to 1854. He returned to the House from 1863 to 1871, serving as a Republican. He died in 1881.