William Glennie Nixon

{{short description|Canadian politician}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

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| name =William Glennie Nixon

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| birth_date ={{Birth date|1881|11|22}}

| birth_place= Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

| death_date={{death date and age|1966|2|24|1881|11|22}}

| death_place=Ottawa, Ontario

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| office = MPP for Timiskaming

| term=June 19, 1934 – June 30, 1943

| party = Ontario Liberal Party

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William Glennie Nixon (November 22, 1881 – February 24, 1966) was a farmer and political figure in Ontario. He represented Timiskaming in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1934 to 1943 as a Liberal member.{{cite web |url=http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=1660 |title=William Glennie Nixon, MPP |publisher=Legislative Assembly of Ontario |accessdate=2011-07-14}}

He was born in Sault Ste. Marie in 1881,{{cite book |title=Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1939 |year=1939 |last=Normandin |first=A L}} the son of William Charles Nixon and Margaret Jane Stephen, and was educated in Sault Ste. Marie and Guelph. In 1920, Nixon married Ethel Mary Pigott. Nixon later entered the insurance business. He lived in New Liskeard. He died in Ottawa in 1966."Deaths (2)",

The Globe and Mail (1936-Current) [Toronto, Ont] 26 Feb 1966: 43.