son, 1LT Patrick M. Dixon, was killed in action in Vietnam on 28 May 1969. References Political Graveyard OurCampaigns profile Specific Illinois Democrats School board members in Illinois Lieutenant Governors of Illinois 1896 births 1973 deaths People from Dixon, Illinois Notre Dame Law School alumni Illinois lawyers Military personnel from Illinois United States Army personnel of World War I 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American lawyers