About Robert A. Nixon
Lived 1900 – 1948 (aged 48). Robert A. Nixon was an American politician.
Robert Arliegh Nixon (June 25, 1900 – November 17, 1948) was an American lawyer and politician.
Born in the town of Sterling, Vernon County, Wisconsin, Nixon went to Viroqua High School and George Washington University. While at the university Nixon served as secretary to Wisconsin congressmen Joseph D. Beck and Hubert H. Peavey. From 1927, Nixon practiced law in Washburn, Wisconsin. In 1930, Nixon served as secretary for the Republican State Platform Convention. Nixon served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1929 to 1934 and was the Progressive floor leader. Nixon then served as district attorney of Bayfield County, Wisconsin. In 1937, Wisconsin Governor Philip La Follette appointed Nixon to the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, serving until 1942. and was buried in Retreat, Wisconsin.
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American politician
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Robert A. Nixon was born on 25 June 1900.
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Robert A. Nixon died on 17 November 1948.
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Robert A. Nixon was a politician.
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