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. ==References==