George Adam Nixon
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George Nixon | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1971–1975 | |
| Preceded by | Dante De Monte |
| Succeeded by | Tony Lupusella |
| Constituency | Dovercourt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 8, 1923 |
| Died | September 19, 1998 (aged 75) Toronto, Ontario |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse | Norma |
| Children | 4 |
| Occupation | Factory foreman |
George Adam Nixon (May 8, 1923 – September 19, 1998) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 to 1975 who represented the downtown Toronto riding of Dovercourt.[1]
Nixon was born and raised in the Dovercourt neighbourhood in the west end of Toronto, the son of Irish immigrants.[2] He attended Dovercourt Junior Public School and later Central Technical School. Nixon worked for 25 years at Continental Can Company, first as a stock keeper and then as a foreman.[3] He was active in a wide variety of community service activities, including the Baptist Church, the United Appeal, the Cerebral Palsy Association and he was one of the founders of Camp Kwasind for underprivileged children.[4] He and his wife Norma raised four children, one son and three daughters. He died September 19, 1998, of complications of a stroke suffered in May of that same year. He was predeceased by his wife and son.[3]