Dixon's first mayor under the commission form of municipal government was William B. Brinton from 1911-14. Mr. Brinton was United States marshal for the southern Illinois district form 1893-96. He was a delegate to three Democratic national conventions and was treasurer of the Illinois state Democratic committee for 16 years. He was a commissioner ot the omaha Exposition in 1898, Pan American Exposition (Buffalo in 1901), and Charleston Exposition in 1902. Born at greencastle IN in 1850, he died on Dec. 22, 1937.

Dixon Evening Telegraph 1951 Centennial Edition

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