Dixon, William Young, 1843-1874
Biography
William Young Dixon (1843-1874) is the son of Rev. Thomas Ferguson Dixon and Sarah Ann Simms Dixon. He was born in Clinton, Louisiana, and attended Centenary College of Louisiana before and after serving as a soldier in the Confederate army during the American Civil War. He was enrolled in Centenary’s preparatory department (1860-1861, 1865) and college (1866-1869). The college awarded Dixon his degree at the 1870 commencement exercises. From 1870-1871, Dixon taught school in Columbia, Louisiana. He later moved to California.
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William Young Dixon diary
William Young Dixon speech
“Intemperance – the Demon of Desolation” speech by Centenary College of Louisiana student William Young Dixon. Dixon, a member of the college’s Franklin Institute student literary society, delivered this speech at Centenary’s commencement exercises in 1866. Includes original manuscript and typescript copy.