Isaiah Dixon

Isaiah "Ike" Dixon Jr. (December 23, 1922 – April 26, 2013) was an American politician and businessman.

Life Dixon was born in Baltimore, Maryland and graduated from Frederick Douglas High School in 1941. He served in the United States Army and was stationed in El Paso, Texas. He then went to Howard University and was in the insurance, bail bonds, and real estate businesses.

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. and for the City Council in 1987.

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.