James Dixon Roman

James Dixon Roman (August 11, 1809 – January 19, 1867) was an American politician.

Early life Born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, Roman attended the common schools and a private school at West Nottingham (now Nottingham, Pennsylvania). He later moved to Cecil County, Maryland, and began to study law in Frederick. He was admitted to the bar in 1834 and commenced practice in Hagerstown. Together, they were the parents of:

Louisa Kennedy Roman, who died young. Sarah "Sallie" Roman (1843–1873), who married Christopher Columbus Baldwin, the Naval Officer of the Port of New York. James Dixon Roman (1854–1875), who died unmarried shortly after finishing his junior year at Harvard University.

Roman died on January 19, 1867, near Hagerstown, Maryland, and is interred in Rose Hill Cemetery.