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John Dix (music Historian)
John Dix is the name of: * John Dix (music historian) (born 1951), New Zealand music historian, author of ''Stranded in Paradise: New Zealand Rock'n'Roll, 1955-1988'' *John Adams Dix (1798–1879), Governor of New York from 1873 to 1874 *John Alden Dix (1860–1928), Governor of New York from 1911 to 1912 *John Ross Dix John Dix or John Ross (21 September 1811 – after 1863) was an English writer and poet in Great Britain and America. An alcoholic, he wrote a noted biography of Thomas Chatterton and he wrote "In Our Own Dear Homes Again" during the American Ci ... (1811–after 1863), a British writer and poet in Great Britain and America See also * John Dix Fisher, U.S. physician * John Dicks (other) {{hndis, name=Dix, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Adams Dix
John Adams Dix (July 24, 1798 – April 21, 1879) was an American politician and military officer who was Secretary of the Treasury, Governor of New York and Union major general during the Civil War. He was notable for arresting the pro-Southern Maryland General Assembly, preventing that divided border state from seceding, and for arranging a system for prisoner exchange via the Dix–Hill Cartel, concluded in partnership with Confederate Major General Daniel Harvey Hill. Biography Dix was born in Boscawen, New Hampshire on July 24, 1798, the son of Timothy Dix and Abigail Wilkins, and brother of composer Marion Dix Sullivan. He was educated at Phillips Exeter Academy, and joined the US Army as an ensign in May 1813, serving under his father until the latter's death a few months later. He attained the rank of captain in August 1825 and resigned from the Army in December 1828. In 1826, Dix married Catherine Morgan, the adopted daughter of Congressman John J. Morgan, who gav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Alden Dix
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. 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 paper industries, where his success made him wealthy. Dix became active in politics as a democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, and served terms as chairman of the Washington County, New York, Washington County Democratic Committee and the New York State Democratic Committee. New York state election, 1908, In 1908, Dix was an unsuccessful candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York. In 1910, Dix was the successful Democratic nominee for governor, and he served one two-year term, January 1911 to December 1912. His term was largely concerned with issues of workplace safety in the wake of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ross Dix
John Dix or John Ross (21 September 1811 – after 1863) was an English writer and poet in Great Britain and America. An alcoholic, he wrote a noted biography of Thomas Chatterton and he wrote "In Our Own Dear Homes Again" during the American Civil War. Biography Dix was born in Bristol. He said that his mother was taught by Chatterton's sister - Mary Newton. Dix took to poetry writing about sites in Bristol which were published in the ''Bristol Mirror'' and later included in an anthology titled "Lays of Home". In 1832 he married Sussanah Moore whose father boiled soap at Bedminster. They started a business in Wellington in Somerset, but this soon failed. He had three children, two born in Somerset, and a son born in Bristol in 1837. The son was named William Chatterton Dix in honour of his latest publication which was a ''Life of Thomas Chatterton''. The book contained not only a biography but many of Chatterton's poems. This book contained some of Chatterton's unpublished ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dix Fisher
John Dix Fisher (March 27, 1797 – March 3, 1850) was a physician and founder of Perkins Institution for the Blind in Boston, Massachusetts. He is credited with introducing the stethoscope into the United States and was an early advocate for the practice of mediate auscultation. He discovered what was called "cephalic bellows-sound" or "cerebral murmur", a phenomenon related to cerebral circulation which was thought to be a physical symptom of diseases of the brain. He was a founding member of the American Statistical Association. Early life John Dix Fisher was born in Needham, Massachusetts, the youngest of the six sons of Aaron and Lucy (Stedman) Fisher. The Fisher family was descended from Anthony Fisher, one of the signers of the Dedham Covenant in 1636. All six sons were self-made men who became successful merchants, traders and professional men in Dedham and Boston, Massachusetts. With the support of his older brothers, Fisher entered Brown University, graduating in 1820. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
