Joseph Dixon (April 9, 1828 – March 3, 1883) was an American farmer, jurist, and politician and as a U.S. Representative from North Carolina for a brief period (1870–1871) following the death of his predecessor late in his term in office.
Dixon was appointed colonel of the North Carolina State Militia soon after the Civil War and served as a local judge in 1864 and 1865.
[1] When Congressman David Heaton of North Carolina's 2nd congressional district died in office, Dixon was elected as a Republican to fill Heaton's vacant seat in the Forty-first Congress.
Dixon took his seat December 5, 1870, and served until March 3, 1871; he was not a candidate for renomination in 1870.
Dixon died near Fountain Hill, Pitt County, N.C., March 3, 1883.