Dixan, Joseph M. 1867- 1934 Joseph Moore Dixon Page 1 of 2 Montana Governor Joseph Moore Dixon Office Dates: Jan 03, 1921 Born: Jul 31, 1867 Jan 04, 1925 Passed: May 22, 1934 Birth State: North Carolina Party: Republican Family: Married Carolyn Worden; six children School(s): Earlham College, Guilford College State Website National Office(s) Served: Representative, Senator JOSEPH M. DIXON, the seventh governor of Montana, was born in Snow Camp, North Carolina on July 31, 1867. His education was attained at Earlham College in Indiana, and at Guilford College in North Carolina, where he graduated in 1889. After moving to Missoula, Montana in 1891, Dixon studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1892. He then established his legal career, serving as the assistant prosecuting attorney from 1893 to 1895, as well as serving as the prosecuting attorney from 1895 to 1897. Dixon first entered politics as a member of the Montana House of Representatives, a position he held in 1900. He also was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1903 to 1907, served as a member of the U.S. Senate from 1907 to 1913, and was chairman of the National Progressive Convention in 1912. Dixon next secured the Republican gubernatorial nomination, and was elected governor by a popular vote in 1920. He was sworn into office on January 1, 1921. During his tenure, a severe drought was dealt with; reform measures were attempted in state government; and corporate tax laws were advanced. After running unsuccessfully for reelection, Dixon returned to his various business interests. In 1929, he secured an appointment to serve as the first assistant secretary of the interior, a position he held until 1933. Governor Joseph M. Dixon passed away on May 22, 1934, and was buried in the Missoula City Cemetery. Sources: Sobel, Robert, and John Raimo, eds. Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. 3, Westport, Conn.; Meckler Books, 1978. 4 vols. John M. Dixon Papers. Mss 055. Missoula, MT: K. Ross Toole Archives, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana. Montana Governor's Papers, 1889-1905 (MC 35A). Montana Historical Society. Montana State Capitol Complex Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress Thumbnail History of Montana Governors http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_montana/col2-content/.. 2/23/2014 Joseph M. Dixon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Page 1 of 3 Joseph M. Dixon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joseph Moore Dixon (July 31, 1867 - May 22,1934) was a Republican politician from Montana. He served Joseph Moore Dixon as a Representative, Senator, and the seventh Governor of Montana. A businessman and a modernizer of Quaker heritage, Dixon was a leader of the Progressive Movement in Montana and nationally. His term as governor, 1921-1924, was unsuccessful, as severe economic hardship limited the opportunities for action by the state government, and his great enemy the Anaconda Copper company mobilized its resources to defeat reform. Contents United States Senator 1 Early life from Montana 2 Early career In office 3 Political career 4 References March 4, 1907 - March 4, 1913 5 Further reading Preceded by William A. Clark 6 External links Succeeded by Thomas J. Walsh 7th Governor of Montana Early life In office January 3, 1921 - January 4, 1925 Dixon was born in Snow Camp, North Carolina to a Preceded by Sam V. Stewart Quaker family; his father operated a farm and a small Succeeded by John E. Erickson factory. Dixon attended Quaker colleges, Earlham Member of the U.S. House of Representatives College in Indiana and Guilford College in North Carolina, graduating in 1889. [1] from Montana's At-large district He excelled at history, debate and oratory. Dixon moved to the In office frontier town of Missoula, Montana in 1891, where he March 4, 1903 - March 4, 1907 studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1892. Preceded by Caldwell Edwards Although he left the Quaker faith, he never Succeeded by Charles N. Pray abandoned Quaker ideals. Personal details Early career Born July 31, 1867 Snow Camp, North Carolina Dixon served as assistant prosecuting attorney of Died May 22, 1934 (aged 66) Missoula County from 1893 to 1895 and prosecuting Missoula, Montana attorney from 1895 to 1897. In 1900, he served in the Montana House of Representatives. [2] He married Resting place Missoula Cemetery http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_M._Dixe 2/23/2014 Joseph M. Dixon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Page 2 of 3 Caroline M. Worden, daughter of prominent Missoula Political party Republican businessman Frank Worden, in 1896. They had seven children: Virginia, Florence, Dorothy, Betty, Mary Joe, Peggy, and Frank. Frank died shortly after birth. [31]Dixon grew wealthy through his law practice and his investments in real estate; to further his political ambitions in 1900 he bought a Missoula newspaper, the Missoulian. Political career Dixon took advantages of the internal dissension among rival factions of the Democratic party to rise rapidly in politics. In 1902 and 1904 he won congressional races, and in 1907 the Montana legislature chose him for a U.S. Senate seat. [4] He became an ardent admirer of President Theodore Roosevelt, and joined the progressive wing of the party and fighting the conservatives. He unsuccessfully ran for reelection in 1912, but that year, he was the campaign manager for Roosevelt and shared the National Progressive Convention that nominated Roosevelt on the third-party Progressive Party ("Bull Moose") ticket as the GOP split between progressives and stand patters. Out of office, Dixon returned to Montana to look after his newspaper properties, and to battle the Amalgamated Copper Company, the behemoth that dominated both political parties through its corrupt spending. He finally sold his newspapers, and they were taken over by Amalgamated. In 1920 farmer unrest weakened the copper company (now named "Anaconda Copper"), and Dixon was carried by the national Republican landslide into office as governor and he served from 1921 to 1925. [5] Although Dixon had many reform proposals, he was unable to enact them because of the severe economic depression in the state, and the systematic opposition of Anaconda Copper. He was defeated for reelection in 1924 and for the Senate in 1928. [6] In 1929 he was appointed First Assistant Secretary of the Interior, and served in that position until 1933. [7] In 1930, he was involved with a project to develop water power on the Flathead Indian Reservation, and with it, a complex network of water rights for the Reservation. He died in Missoula, Montana on May 22, 1934 due to heart problems. He is interred at the Missoula Cemetery in Missoula, Montana. [8] References 1. ^ "Guide to the Joseph M. Dixon Papers" (http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/ark:/80444/xv95079). The University of Montana. Retrieved October 14, 2012. 2. ^ "Dixon, Joseph Moore (1867-1934" (http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dixon.html). The Political Graveyard. Retrieved October 14, 2012. 3. ^ "Guide to the Joseph M. Dixon Papers 1772-1944" (http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv95079). The University of Montana-Missoula. Retrieved October 8, 2013. 4. ^ "Sen. Joseph Dixon"(http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/joseph_dixon/403489).govtrack.us. Retrieved October 14, 2012. 5. ^ "Joseph M. Dixon" (http://governor.mt.gov/formergov/). Montana Historical Society. Retrieved 26 August 2012. 6. ^ Tribune Staff. "125 Montana Newsmakers: Joseph M. Dixon" "(http://www.greatfallstribune.com/multimedia/125newsmakers1/dixon.html).Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved August 23, 2011. 7. ^ "Montana Governor Joseph Moore Dixon" (http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors- bios/page_montana/col2-content/main-content-list/title_dixon_joseph.html).National Governors Association. Retrieved October 14, 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_M._Dixon 2/23/2014 Joseph M. Dixon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Page 3 of 3 8. ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum (July 22, 2013). "Dixon, Joseph Moore (1867- 1934)" (http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dixon.html). Political Graveyard. Retrieved October 10, 2013. Further reading Jules A. Karlin, Joseph M. Dixon of Montana (2 vols., 1974) Jules A. Karlin. "Dixon, Joseph Moore"; American National Biography Online Feb. 2000 (http://www.anb.org/articles/20/20-01604.html) External links Joseph M. Dixon (http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000372) at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress National Governors Association(http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors- bios/page_montana/col2-content/main-content-list/title_dixon_joseph.html) Montana Historical Society (http://governor.mt.gov/formergov/) The Political Graveyard (http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dixon.html) govtrack.us(http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/joseph_dixon/403489) The University of Montana: Guide to the Joseph M. Dixon Papers (http://nwda- db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/ark:/80444/xv95079) Political offices Preceded by Governor of Montana Succeeded by Sam V. Stewart 1921-1925 John Edward Erickson Retrieved from"http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joseph_M._Dixon&oldid=576546823" Categories: 1867 births 1934 deaths People from Alamance County, North Carolina Members of the United States House of Representatives from Montana Members of the Montana House of Representatives I Governors of Montana United States Senators from Montana Montana Republicans Earlham College alumni Guilford College alumni Republican Party United States Senators This page was last modified on 10 October 2013 at 05:52. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_M._Dixon 2/23/2014 Participating In Dedication Exercises, Cadillac Mountain Road JOSEPH M. DIXON CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS ADMIRAL WILLIAM V. PRATT First Assistant Secretary of the Secretary of the Navy Chief of Naval Operations Interior Department of Navy WALLACE H. WHITE, JR. FREDERICK HALE United States Senator United States Senator NORMAN S. CASE JUDGE LUERE B. DEASY JOHN C. WINANT Governor of Rhode Island Master of Ceremonics Governor of New Hampshire p, Ronald From: Mansfield Library Archives [archives@selway.umt.edu] Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 2:41 PM To: Epp, Ronald Subject: RE: Joseph M. Dixon Papers Query Dear Dr. Epp, We will have these materials photocopied and in the mail by the end of this week. You will receive an official invoice from our billing department as a separate mailing in a few weeks. You will pay when you receive this. We also do not charge for postage. Please contact me with any questions. Best, Jennifer On Wed, 20 Aug 2003, Epp, Ronald wrote: > Dear Jennifer, > > Thank you for your time and diligence in securing this much > appreciated information. It is more than I expected! > lict > Yes, please copy ALL of the pages described in your email--including > both drafts of Dixon's address. > > I would appreciate it if you could send this with an invoice to my > home address since institutional routing is oftentimes less than direct. Let me know to whom I am to direct the check for payment and any postage/handling fees: > > SEND TO: Ronald Epp, 47 Pond View Dr., Merrimack, New Hampshire 03054 > > I will further investigate the finding aid and get back to you if I > believe that you have more resources relevant to my project. > > Thanks once again. > > Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. > Director of Shapiro Library > Southern New Hampshire University > Manchester, NH 03106 > hr > 603-668-2211, ext. 2164 > 603-645-9685 fax > > 74 > > Original Message > From: Mansfield Library Archives [mailto:archives@selway.umt.edu > Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 11:52 AM > To: Epp, Ronald > Subject: Joseph M. Dixon Papers Query > > > Dear Dr. Epp, > > I've looked into your request for archival materials in the Joseph > M. Dixon Papers related to the address he delivered on July 23, 1932 for > the opening ceremonies of the first motor road constructed up Acadia 1 DUESE nal Park's Cadillac Mountain. Here is what I've found. First, there are some letters related to the Cadillac Mtn ceremony (see Coll. 55, Box 67, Folder 13). The first (dated 7/14/1932) is from > Secretary of the Navy Adams, who requested background information and > suggestions for a speech. Adams describes that he would only make a few > brief comments and that he didn't want to tread on Dixon's oratorical > ground. We also have a 3 page letter that Dixon wrote in reponse, with the background details about the road and park that Adams > requested. There is also a short letter (7-16-1932) from Herbert Hoover > to Dixon asking him to convey his congratulations to the people of Maine > on the occasion. > > We also have two copies of a 6 page draft of Dixon's address at Acadia > National Park on July 23, 1932 (see Coll. 55, Box 103, Folder 2). One > copy has rather minor revision notes, presumably in Dixon's own hand. The > second is a clean, unmarked copy of the other draft. This clean copy is > dated 7/8/32, but the marked copy is undated. I did not find a definitive > "final" draft of the address, so the marked copy is the closest available. > > Please let me know if you would like to order copies of these > materials. The charge is $0.25/page single-sided or $0.35/page > double-sided. We would bill to your mailing address. > > I hope the above information is of use to you. I know that Donna > McCrea > (the archivist here) sent you the finding aid via email, so please let me > know if there are other parts of the collection you would like us to > investigate. > > Regards, > > Jennifer Rusk > > > K. Ross Toole Archives > Mansfield Library > The University of Montana--Missoula > Missoula, MT 59812 > (4064-243-2053 > FAX (406) 243-2060 > archives@selway.umt.edu > > K. Ross Toole Archives Mansfield Library The University of Montana--Missoula Missoula, MT 59812 (406) 243-2053 FAX (406) 243-2060 archives@selway.umt.edu 2 Epp, Ronald From: Mansfield Library Archives [archives@selway.umt.edu] Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 11:52 AM To: Epp, Ronald Subject: Joseph M. Dixon Papers Query Dear Dr. Epp, I've looked into your request for archival materials in the Joseph M. Dixon Papers related to the address he delivered on July 23, 1932 for the opening ceremonies of the first motor road constructed up Acadia National Park's Cadillac Mountain. Here is what I've found. First, there are some letters related to the Cadillac Mtn ceremony (see Coll. 55, Box 67, Folder 13). The first (dated 7/14/1932) is from Secretary of the Navy Adams, who requested background information and suggestions for a speech. Adams describes that he would only make a few briefi comments and that he didn't want to tread on Dixon's oratorical ground. We also have a 3 page letter that Dixon wrote in reponse, with the background details about the road and park that Adams requested. There is also a short letter (7-16-1932) from Herbert Hoover to Dixon asking him to convey his congratulations to the people of Maine on the occasion. We also have two copies of a 6 page draft of Dixon's address at Acadia National Park on July 23, 1932 (see Coll. 55, Box 103, Folder 2). One copy has rather minor revision notes, presumably in Dixon's own hand. The second is a clean, unmarked copy of the other draft. This clean copy is dated 7/8/32, but the marked copy is undated. I did not find a definitive "final" draft of the address, so the marked copy is the closest available. Please let me know if you would like to order copies of these materials. The charge is $0.25/page single-sided or $0.35/page double-sided. We would bill to your mailing address. I hope the above information is of use to you. I know that Donna McCrea (the archivist here) sent you the finding aid via email, so please let me knoweif there are other parts of the collection you would like us to investigate. you Regards, Jennifer Rusk K. Ross Toole Archives Mansfield Library The University of Montana--Missoula Missoula, MT 59812 (406) 243-2053 FAX (406) 243-2060 archives@selway.umt.edu 1 Page 1 of 1 Epp, Ronald From: Patti Leland-Hanson [hanson@downeast.net] Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 11:57 AM To: Epp, Ronald Subject: Dorr - Abbe Hello - Sorry I have taken so long to get back to you. The committee has been very active and we are making great progress at the Journal development. I am hesitant to give you comments because I am not sure where you are on the article. Most of my thoughts are basic housekeeping issues that would go in the final review and confirming documentation. The two things that I will ask about are: Page 7 - 1st paragrah the last line" In same letter Brewster " That statement seemed out of place in that paragraph. Page 11 - 1st line - It also seemed out of context. As I said these comments may be no longer valid because of the working you have been doing since we met. I would be happy to meet with you when you are hear next week. Do you have a time that would work best for you? Have you found any images that you want to include? I will be at the Historical Society in the next couple of days so I will have a chance to review what they have there. I have left a message for Judith Goldstein to call me regarding your article. Patti 8/20/2003 Message Page 1 of 2 Epp, Ronald From: Donna McCrea [donna.mccrea@umontana.edu] Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 7:56 PM To: Epp, Ronald Subject: RE: Archival Query Dear Dr. Epp - I am on my way to California for a conference so I'm forwarding your question on to a terrific student who works here in the Archives. You should be hearing from her in the next few days. I'm also attaching the electronic files we have for the Dixon Papers. These are not the easiest to read, largely because some of the formatting was lost during the conversion from WordPerfect to Word. Hopefully you'll be able to get the jist of what we have from them though. I'll be back next Monday should you need additional assistance. Donna Donna E. McCrea, University Archivist Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library University of Montana - Missoula Missoula, Montana 59812 (406) 243-4403 donna.mccrea@umontana.edu Original Message From: Epp, Ronald [mailto:r.epp@snhu.edu] Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 1:57 PM To: donna.mccrea@umontana.edu Cc: Epp, Ronald Subject: Archival Query Dear Ms. McCrea: Tion Former Montana Governor Joseph Moore Dixon (1867-1934) manuscripts may contain information germane to my research on George Bucknam Dorr (1853-1944), founder and first superintendent of Acadia National Park. When Dixon was First Secretary of the Department of Interior in the Hoover administration he attended the opening day ceremonies for the first motor road constructed up Acadia National Park's Cadillac Mountain. Dixon delivered the keynote address on or about July 24, 1932 according to a lengthy report in the Portland Maine Telegraph. I am trying to determine whether this address or notes relevant to it have survived; and if it has to secure a copy of it for the biography of Mr. Dorr that I am preparing for publication. Is a Dixon finding aid available? I would appreciate any assistance that you could provide a professional colleague. Thank you for this 8/19/2003 Joseph M. Dixon Biography Page 1 of 9 williams hasbroack Shook edmire hughart Silvernale Genealogy Allied Families order len anderson randers dixon hanrahan Joseph M. Dixon Biography [ Home I Genealogy I History I Images I Researchers & Tools ] Joseph M. Dixon is my wife's (Mary Silvernale Shook) great-grandfather. He traveled from his boyhood home in North Carolina to Missoula, Montana, in the spring of 1891. After studying and practicing law, he quickly became involved in Republican politics. At the age of 37 (1902), Joe Dixon was elected US Representative of Montana. In 1905, he was elected to the US Senate, where he served in the Montana delegation from 1906 to 1912. During the presidential election campaign of 1912, a major fractional division took place in the Republican Party, with Theodore Roosevelt splitting off a new party Background called the National Progressive Party, informally known as the Bull Moose Party, after losing the GOP nomination to William Howard Taft. Joe Dixon was the Chairman of the National Progressive Party in 1912 and spearheaded Teddy Roosevelt's campaign. Neither Taft nor Roosevelt won the presidency - Democrat Woodrow Wilson became the ultimate benefactor of the party split. Dixon was later elected Governor of Montana (1921-1925). He later served as First Assistant Secretary of the US Department of Interior under the Hoover administration. The following biography discusses Dixon's predicament in granting patronage to some of the GOP party faithful in Montana while he was a US Congressman. Karlin, Jules Alexander (1957), "Congressman Joseph M. Dixon and the Miles City Land Office, 1903: A Source Study in Political Patronage," in Historical Essays on Montana and the Northwest (J.W. Smurr and K. Ross Toole, eds.), Helena, Montana: The Western Press, pp. 231-249. http://users.moscow.com/woodisgood/bios/joedixon.htm 8/18/2003 The Hundred Days 219 Only a few brave and trusted associates ever perceived Ickes's tenderheartedness and the fact that his legendary curmudgeonly personality was essentially contrived. "It was true," Walter Lipp- mann wrote, "that [Ickes] was the greatest living master of the art of quarreling. But it was not true, as he liked to pretend, that he was quarrelsome because he was bad-tempered. He was a kind and generous and warmhearted man. The Old Curmudgeon business was a false front to protect him against its being gen- erally realized how violently virtuous, how furiously righteous, how angrily unbigoted he was almost all the time." FDR un- doubtedly saw through Ickes's crusty facade, for he regarded y his fiery Secretary of the Interior with an amused and tolerant eye, overlooking the stream of people who were always "running over to the White House hollering about him." Albright also came to understand that Ickes, despite his monumental out- bursts, was capable of thoughtfulness and human kindness. A e close friendship between these two conservationists blossomed T- almost immediately. 25 in Albright met Ickes for the first time in Joseph M. Dixon's n office in the Interior Department a few days before FDR's in- 1- auguration. A Republican, Dixon was First Assistant Secretary 1- of the Interior during Hoover's administration. He had once been an avid Bull Mooser. Indeed, he had served as Teddy Roose- 1- " velt's national chairman in 1912 and in that capacity had worked Is with Harold Ickes. They were old friends. At Ickes's specific re- d quest, Dixon summoned Albright to his office. "There's no id reason in the world you should remember me," Ickes said, "but ty in the early twenties I made a trip out through Yellowstone Park with Howard Eaton and one night you came down and made e- le a speech to us around the campfire. I was impressed with you, of and I was also impressed with your administration of the park." al- Papers; J. L. Penick, Jr., "Louis Russell Glavis: A Postscript to the Ballinger-Pinchot Controversy," Pacific Northwest Quarterly 60 (Apr. a 1964) : 74-75; Arthur Krock, "Reminiscences," p. 67. 14. 25. Walter Lippmann, "Today and Tomorrow," New York Herald d., Tribune, Feb. 7, 1952, reprinted by permission of the author; Samuel [A B. Bledsoe, "Reminiscences," p. 186. To MANSFIELD LIBRARY MIND THE Joseph M. Dixon Papers, 1867-1934 59.5 linear ft. Processed by: [your name] (year) Collection Number Mss 55 K. Ross Toole Archives Mansfield Library The University of Montana--Missoula