Harry St. John Dixon

Harry St. John "H.S." Dixon (August 2, 1848 – August 27, 1898) was an American lawyer, military officer, and cattle rancher. He served as a Confederate States Army officer, and was the founder of the Constantine Chapter in the Psi Chapter of Sigma Chi. Dixon was an early resident of Madera County, California and later the San Joaquin Valley.

Early life, and education Henry "Harry" St. John Dixon was born in August 2, 1848, in Jackson, Mississippi, and he was raised on his family's Sycamore Plantation in Washington County. His parents were Julia Ann Rebecca Phillips, and Judge Richard Lawrence Dixon.

He attended from 1860 to 1861 the University of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia. He kept track of his Sigma Chi fraternity brothers throughout the war.

On February 14, 1874, Dixon married Constance Maynard in San Francisco. At the time of their marriage, he was living in Millerton, in Madera County, California; Together they had 9 children, including Maynard and Harry. He was joined by his father Richard in his legal practice.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill hold the Harry St. John Dixon Papers.