Richard N. Dixon
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Richard N. Dixon
|image =
|order = 22nd Treasurer of Maryland
|lieutenant =
|term_start = 1996
|term_end = 2002
|governor = Parris Glendening
|predecessor = Lucille Mauer
|successor = Nancy K. Kopp
|office2 = Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
|term2 = 1983-1996
|party = Democratic
|birth_date = {{birth date|1938|4|17}}
|birth_place = Westminster, Maryland, U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|2012|6|7|1938|4|17}}
|death_place = Baltimore, Maryland
|residence =
|spouse =
|religion =
|children =
|alma_mater = Morgan State University, 1960;
|profession = stock broker, Politician
}}
Richard N. Dixon ({{birth date|1938|4|17}} – June 7, 2012) was the first African American Treasurer of Maryland. Previously, he was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Carroll County, Maryland, from 1983 to 1996.
Background
Richard Dixon was one of six children of Thomas and Mamie Dixon. His father earned a living as a custodian but insisted that his children go to college.{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2012/06/10/richard-n-dixon-former-maryland-treasurer/ |title=Obituary: Richard N. Dixon, former Maryland treasurer - Baltimore Sun |publisher=Articles.baltimoresun.com |date=2012-06-10 |access-date=2013-01-12}}
=Education=
Dixon attended the Robert Moton School, in Westminster, Maryland, the only school in the county which black children could attend. He then attended college at Morgan State College in Baltimore, Maryland, earning a Bachelor of Science degree. After Morgan, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, entering as a private and leaving with the rank of captain. Dixon then returned to Morgan and earned his M.B.A.{{cite web|url=http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/08conoff/former/html/msa12212.html |title=Richard N. Dixon, Maryland State Treasurer |publisher=Msa.maryland.gov |date= |accessdate=2013-01-12}}
References
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{{s-bef|before=Lucille Maurer}}
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Category:State treasurers of Maryland
Category:Democratic Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates
Category:People from Westminster, Maryland
Category:Morgan State University alumni
Category:20th-century members of the Maryland General Assembly
Category:21st-century Maryland politicians
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