Oliver Woodson Nixon

Oliver Woodson Nixon (October 25, 1825 - May 9, 1905) was a teacher, army surgeon, author, and newspaper editor in the United States. He graduated from Farmer's College outside Cincinnati, Ohio.

He was born in Guilford County, North Carolina. He was the son of Samuel and Rhoda née Hubbard Nixon and the grandson of abolitionist Quakers Barnabas and Sarah née Hunnicutt Nixon. He was a descendant of Phineas and Mary Nixon. He graduated from Farmer's College and received an M.D. from Jefferson Medical College in 1854. He wrote for the San Francisco Call. He wrote a book about Marcus Whitman in which he attempted to correct the injustice that he felt had been done to him. He married and had a son. He died in Biloxi, Mississippi. He was to be buried in Fountain City, Indiana.

Writings Whitman's Ride Through Savage Lands, with Sketches of Indian Life How Marcus Whitman Saved Oregon: A True Romance of Patriotic Heroism Christian Devotion and Final Martyrdom "Whitman's Ride", a promotional publication in support of the Whitman Memorial Fund