John T. Nixon

John Thompson Nixon (August 31, 1820 – September 28, 1889) was a United States representative from New Jersey and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Nixon was nominated by President Ulysses Grant on April 28, 1870, to a seat vacated by Richard S. Field. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 29, 1870, and received commission on April 28, 1870. Nixon's service was terminated on September 28, 1889, due to death.

Education and career

Born on August 31, 1820, in Fairton, New Jersey, Nixon attended the public schools, graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1841 and received an Artium Magister degree from the same institution in 1843. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1862. and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on September 28, 1889, due to his death at his summer home in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. He was interred in Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church and Cemetery in Bridgeton.

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