Clay Dixon
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Richard Clay Dixon
| image = Richard Clay Dixon.jpg
| caption = Dixon in 2017
| alt =
| birth_name = Richard Clay Dixon
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1941|10|24}}
| birth_place = Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
| party = Democratic
| spouse = Judy Dixon
| children = 2
| parents = {{plainlist|
- Rubin Dixon
- Frances Dixon
}}
| education = Central State University (BA) Xavier University (MBA)
| death_date =
| order = 52nd
| office = Mayor of Dayton, Ohio
| term_start = January 9, 1987
| term_end = January 4, 1994
| predecessor = Paul Leonard
| successor = Mike Turner
| prior_term =
}}
Richard Clay Dixon, born on October 24, 1941, is an American politician of the Ohio Democratic party. He served as a city commissioner of Dayton, Ohio, and as the city's mayor. He was the second African-American person to serve as mayor of Dayton.[https://books.google.com/books?id=oLMDAAAAMBAJ&dq=Richard+Clay+Dixon&pg=PA14 Richard Dixon: Second Black Mayor In Dayton Ohio] books.google.co.uk. Retrieved April 2011
Education
Dixon graduated from Central State University in 1963, and was inducted into the Central State University Alumni Achievement Hall of Fame in 2006. {{Cite web|url=https://www.centralstate.edu/alumni-achievement-hall-fame|title=Alumni Achievement Hall of Fame|website=www.centralstate.edu}}
Mayor of Dayton
On January 9, 1987, Dayton City Commissioner Richard Clay Dixon was sworn in as the Mayor of the City of Dayton by Dr. Sarah Harris. He was unanimously appointed by his peers to succeed Mayor Paul Leonard, who was elected as Lieutenant Governor for the State of Ohio. {{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/397796229/?match=1&terms=Richard%20Clay%20Dixon/|title=Commission to name Dixon next Mayor|website=Dayton Daily News via Newspapers.com}} {{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/397625752/?match=1&terms=Richard%20Clay%20Dixon/|title=Leonard Era Ends, Dixon's Begins|website=Dayton Daily News via Newspapers.com}}
Personal life
Dixon is married to Judy Dixon. Together, they have two children and one grandchild.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oLMDAAAAMBAJ&q=richard+clay+dixon+bio%2F&pg=PA14|title= Richard Dixon Second Black Mayor in Dayton, Ohio|website=google.com|date= 23 March 1987}}