George S. Nixon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetGeorge S. Nixon
American politician
Date of Birth: 02-Apr-1860
Place of Birth: Newcastle, California, United States
Date of Death: 05-Jun-1912
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About George S. Nixon
- George Stuart Nixon (April 2, 1860 – June 5, 1912) was a United States Senator from Nevada. He was born in Newcastle, California.
- He went to work for a railroad company and studied telegraphy.
- Later, he was transferred in 1881 to Nevada and organized and became cashier of a bank at Winnemucca, Nevada.
- He built an opera house in Reno, a theater in Winnemucca and was one of the financiers of the Mizpah Hotel in Tonopah, Nevada.He became a member of the Nevada Assembly in 1891 and was elected in 1905 as a Republican to the U.S.
- Senate.
- He was reelected in 1911 and served until his death in 1912.
- He was the chairman of the Committee on Coast Defenses.On February 9, 1905, he joined the San Francisco Bohemian Club.
- 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.
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