George S. Nixon
Template:Infobox officeholder George Stuart Nixon (April 2, 1860 – June 5, 1912) was an American entrepreneur and politician who served as a member of the United States Senate from Nevada.
Early life
He was born in Newcastle, California.<ref name="RGJ05Jun1912">Template:Cite newsTemplate:Free access</ref> He went to work for a railroad company and studied telegraphy.<ref name="congbio">Template:CongBio</ref>
Career
In 1881, Nixon was transferred to Nevada, where he organized and became cashier of a bank at Winnemucca.<ref name="congbio" /><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He also built an opera house in Reno,<ref name="congbio" /> a theater in Winnemucca<ref name="congbio" /> and was one of the financiers of the Mizpah Hotel in Tonopah, Nevada.<ref name="bldgsnv1">Template:Cite book</ref>
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.<ref name="congbio" /> He was the chairman of the Committee on Coast Defenses.<ref name="congbio" />
On February 9, 1905, he joined the San Francisco Bohemian Club.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Death
Nixon died in 1912 and was buried in the Masonic Cemetery in Reno. The Nevada Legislature chose William A. Massey as his successor. The town of Nixon, Nevada was named after George Nixon.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
See also
References
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External links
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- George S. Nixon, late a senator from Nevada, Memorial addresses delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate frontispiece 1913
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