Illinois. Office of Lieutenant Governor

Sherwood Dixon was born in Dixon, Illinois, on June 19, 1896. He received his elementary and secondary schooling in the local public schools. He attended the University of Notre Dame until he entered military service during World War I. After the war he returned to Notre Dame, where he was awarded the Bachelor of Laws Degree. He entered the Illinois National Guard and served more than twenty years, including active service in World War II. Following that war he took part in the reorganization of the Illinois National Guard and served for a period of time as Commanding Officer of the 129th Infantry. He served as Adlai Stevenson's Lieutenant Governor and then ran for Governor against William Stratton in 1952, but was defeated. After quitting state politics he continued his private legal practice in Dixon. He married Helen M. Cahill of Dixon.

From the description of Sherwood Dixon campaign file, 1952. (Illinois State Archive). WorldCat record id: 35950854

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