George S. Nixon
George Stuart Nixon (born April 2, 1860 in Newcastle , Placer County , California , † June 5, 1912 in Washington, DC ) was an American Republican politician who represented the state of Nevada in the US Senate .
After completing his schooling, George Nixon got a job with a railway company; he also learned the trade of telegraph . In 1881 he was transferred to Nevada by his employer. There he later worked as a cashier for a bank in Winnemucca . Nixon was also responsible for the construction of an opera house in Reno and a theater in Winnemucca.
After he had also worked in agriculture, mining and livestock in the following years, George Nixon took on his first political mandate as a member of the Nevada Assembly in 1891 . In 1905 he was finally elected to the Senate in Washington, where he succeeded the no longer candidate William M. Stewart and acted, among other things, as chairman of the committee for coastal defense . He was re-elected in 1911; However, Nixon died in office the following year. William A. Massey was appointed as his successor .
Web links
- George S. Nixon in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- George S. Nixon in the database of Find a Grave (English)
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| SURNAME | Nixon, George S. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nixon, George Stuart (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 2, 1860 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Newcastle , California |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 5, 1912 |
| Place of death | Washington, DC |