George S. Nixon

George Stuart Nixon (April 2, 1860 – June 5, 1912) was an American who served as a member of the United States Senate from Nevada.

George S. Nixon
United States Senator
from Nevada
In office
March 4, 1905 – June 5, 1912
Preceded byWilliam M. Stewart
Succeeded byWilliam A. Massey
Member of the Nevada State Assembly
In office
1891
Personal details
Born(1860-04-02)April 2, 1860
Newcastle, California, U.S.
DiedJune 5, 1912(1912-06-05) (aged 52)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceWinnemucca, Nevada, U.S.
ProfessionBanker, politician

Early life

He was born in Newcastle, California.[1] He went to work for a railroad company and studied telegraphy.[2]

Career

In 1881, Nixon was transferred to Nevada, where he organized and became cashier of a bank at Winnemucca.[2] He also built an opera house in Reno,[2] a theater in Winnemucca[2] and was one of the financiers of the Mizpah Hotel in Tonopah, Nevada.[3]

He became a member of the Nevada Assembly in 1891 and was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1905 as a Republican. He was re-elected in 1911 and served until his death in 1912.[2] He was the chairman of the Committee on Coast Defenses.[2]

On February 9, 1905, he joined the San Francisco Bohemian Club.[4]

Death

He died in 1912 and was replaced in the Nevada Assembly by William A. Massey. He was buried in the Masonic Cemetery in Reno. The town of Nixon, Nevada was named after him.[5]

See also
  • List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)

References
  1. "Senator Nixon is dead". Reno Gazette-Journal. June 5, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved May 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Nicoletta, Julie (2000). "Tonopah". Buildings of Nevada. Oxford University Press. pp. 191–192. ISBN 0-19-514139-3.
  4. Officers, List of Members, House Rules, Grove Rules. Bohemian Club. 1911. p. 11. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  5. Carlson, Helen S. (1974). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. University of Nevada Press. p. 178. ISBN 9780874170948. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
Party political offices
First Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Nevada
(Class 1)
1911		 Succeeded by
William A. Massey
U.S. Senate
Preceded by
William M. Stewart		 U.S. senator (Class 1) from Nevada
1905–1912
Served alongside: Francis G. Newlands		 Succeeded by
William A. Massey
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