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John Alden Dix (December 25, 1860 – April 9, 1928) was an American businessman and politician who served as 38th governor of New York from January 1911 to January 1913. [1] A native of Glens Falls, New York, Dix attended Cornell University before becoming active in several Dix family business ventures. He later expanded into the lumber and ...
John Alden Dix (1860–1928) was the Democratic Party chairman when he successfully sought the governorship in 1910. As governor, Dix created the State Conservation Commission, approved legislation authorizing direct primary elections, and improved state highways.
38th Governor of New York State, State Democratic Chairman, established NYS Conservation Commission, Chairman of the Washington County Democratic Committee. John Alden Dix was born on December 25, 1860, in Glens Falls, N.Y., the son of James Lawton Dix and Laura Stevens.
General John A. Dix never served on the front lines of the Civil War, but he was frequently in the thick of conflict. Whether it was handling disloyal rebels in Maryland or handling rebellious draft protestors in New York, Dix managed to be in the middle of dissent and discord.
Dec 5, 2013 · John Alden Dix served as New York's 38th governor from 1911 to 1912, achieved little in office and fell into political obscurity. Perhaps he is best known as an underachiever...
JOHN A. DIX, the forty-first governor of New York, was born in Glens Falls, New York on December 25, 1860. His education was attained at Cornell University, where he graduated in 1883, and then at Hamilton College, where he earned an LL.B. degree in 1912.
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John Alden Dix was an American businessman and politician who served as 38th governor of New York from January 1911 to January 1913.
