Joseph Dixon (April 9, 1828 – March 3, 1883) was an American farmer, jurist, and politician and as a U.S. Representative from North Carolina for a brief period (1870–1871) following the death of his predecessor late in his term in office.
He was later appointed as a United States Commissioner of Claims in 1871 and 1872; resumed agricultural pursuits, and was a delegate from Greene County to the State constitutional convention in 1875.
Dixon died near Fountain Hill, Pitt County, N.C., March 3, 1883.
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