Alan J. Dixon

Alan J. Dixon
United States Senator
from Illinois
In office
January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1993
Preceded byAdlai Stevenson III
Succeeded byCarol Moseley Braun
34th Secretary of State of Illinois
In office
January 10, 1977 – January 12, 1981
GovernorJim Thompson
Preceded byMichael Howlett
Succeeded byJim Edgar
65th Treasurer of Illinois
In office
January 11, 1971 – January 10, 1977
GovernorRichard B. Ogilvie
Dan Walker
Preceded byCharles W. Woodford
Succeeded byDonald R. Smith
Personal details
Born
Alan John Dixon

(1927-07-07)July 7, 1927
Belleville, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJuly 6, 2014(2014-07-06) (aged 86)
Fairview Heights, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (BA)
Washington University in St. Louis (JD)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy
Battles/warsWorld War II

Alan John Dixon (July 7, 1927 – July 6, 2014) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served in the Illinois General Assembly from 1951 to 1971, as the Illinois treasurer from 1971 to 1977, as the Illinois secretary of state from 1977 to 1981 and as a U.S. senator from 1981 until 1993.