Corwin M. Nixon
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Corwin Nixon
| image name =
| state_house = Ohio
| state = Ohio
| district = 84th
| term = January 3, 1967-December 31, 1992
| preceded = District Created
| succeeded = George E. Terwilleger
| party = Republican
| birth_date = {{birth date|1913|3|5}}
| birth_place = near Red Lion, Ohio
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2003|11|6|1913|3|5}}
| death_place = Dayton, Ohio|
| image = Corwin M. Nixon - 11th District - Ohio House of Representatives 109th General Assembly - DPLA - 5586be78567b1fe89fca76f0a79cfcb8 (page 10) (cropped).jpg
}}
Corwin M. Nixon (March 5, 1913 – November 6, 2003) was an American politician.
Political life
Born one mile south of Red Lion, Ohio,Corwin Nixon "A Life of Service" by Patricia M. George p. 6 Nixon was best known as an Ohio politician from Lebanon, Ohio. He served as Warren County Commissioner from 1950–1962, and was then elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1962, a post he maintained for 30 years until his retirement in 1992. Nixon rose to Minority Leader of the Republican Party in the Ohio House, holding the position longer than any other minority Leader from 1979-1992.
Much of Corwin's status stemmed from his close relationship to Ohio House Speaker Vern Riffe. In 1988, Riffe was quoted by The Cincinnati Enquirer as saying, "I don't have any brother. Corwin is how I look at a brother I never had." His relationship with Speaker Riffe, a Democrat, caused some consternation with the conservative wing of the Republican members of the Ohio House, however, his relationship gave him tremendous influence as a Republican.
Personal life
Nixon also had a passion for Standardbred horse racing. He was manager and part owner of Lebanon Raceway in Lebanon, Ohio, a breeder, trainer and driver. He was inducted into the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame in Goshen, New York. in 1992,{{cite web|url=http://www.ushwa.org/5436.html|title=Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame|accessdate=2008-12-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422155334/http://www.ushwa.org/5436.html|archive-date=2009-04-22|url-status=dead}} and the Little Brown Jug Wall of Fame in 1994.[http://www.littlebrownjug.com/groups/wall-of-fame.cfm Little Brown Jug Wall of Fame Honorees] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509094130/http://www.littlebrownjug.com/groups/wall-of-fame.cfm |date=2021-05-09 }} Retrieved August 27, 2016 He also served as president of the United States Trotting Association.
Awards and honors
File:Corwin M. Nixon Covered Bridge.jpg
- Ohio Harness Racing Hall of Fame.
- Honorary Doctor of Law, Ohio University.
- Ohio State Fair Hall of Fame, 1980.{{cite web|url=http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/11/07/loc_Nixon07.html|title=Corwin Nixon dies at age 90|publisher=Cincinnati Enquirer|first=John|last=Kiesewetter|date=2003-11-07|accessdate=2008-12-08}}
- Corwin M. Nixon Aviation Facility, Great Oaks Joint Vocational School, 1986.
- Corwin M. Nixon Covered Bridge, Waynesville, Ohio, 1982.
- Corwin M. Nixon Park, Mason, Ohio.
- Corwin M. Nixon Bridge, Franklin, Ohio.
- Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 1994.
- Board of Trustees Bethesda Hospital and Grandview Hospitals,
- Corwin M. Nixon Health Center, Lebanon, Ohio October 30, 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/10/30/ws103008nixoncenter.html|title=$6M medical office opens in Lebanon|publisher=Dayton Daily News|first=Justin|last=McClelland|date=2008-10-30|accessdate=2008-12-08}}
- Corwin M. Nixon Community Health Center, Dayton, Ohio.
- Ohio University Phillips Award, for his role in establishing the Ohio University School of Osteopathic Medicine.
References
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Category:People from Warren County, Ohio
Category:Republican Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives
Category:United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame inductees