Isaiah Dixon

Isaiah "Ike" Dixon (1923 – April 26, 2013) was an American politician and businessman. 

Life 
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Dixon served in the United States Army.  He then went to Howard University and was in the insurance, bail bonds, and real estate businesses.  He died in Timonium, Maryland.  

He was first elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1966 as a Democrat.   In 1972, he proposed that Harbor City Boulevard be named in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a measure which was adopted a decade later.   Other legislation that he was involved in included granting the Baltimore City mayor the power to appoint the police commissioner and a bill making cross-burning a felony.  He served in the House of Delegates until 1982.  After leaving the House, Mr. Dixon waged an unsuccessful campaign for City Council in 1987.  

Mr. Dixon was elected as a delegate to the 1976 Democratic National Convention.  He served on the Greater Baltimore Board of Realtors Arbitration Panel and on the board of directors of the National Aquarium.  He was also a member of the NAACP, receiving that organization's Certificate of Honor in 1970; and of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, which awarded him a Life Membership Certificate in 1992. 

His father was Ike Dixon who was a jazz musician and owner of the Comedy Club, a venue which showcased notable jazz singers.  Isaiah Dixon and his brother Howard Dixon took over the management of the club after their father's death in 1953 until the club's closure in the 1960s. 

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