He was educated at Westfield High School and graduated from Hamilton College in 1881.
He had interests in railroad companies, and operated a marble and granite works, a box factory and various other enterprises in and around Westfield.
In 1884, he was elected Trustee of the Village of Westfield. In 1886, he was elected Supervisor of the Town of Westfield. Later he was elected Chairman of the Chautauqua County Board of Supervisors for 14 annual terms.
frederick, nixon, samuel, frederick, nixon, december, 1860, westfield, chautauqua, county, york, october, 1905, westfield, chautauqua, county, york, american, businessman, politician, nixon, 1903life, edithe, educated, westfield, high, school, graduated, from,. Samuel Frederick Nixon December 8 1860 Westfield Chautauqua County New York October 10 1905 Westfield Chautauqua County New York was an American businessman and politician Nixon in 1903Life editHe was educated at Westfield High School and graduated from Hamilton College in 1881 He had interests in railroad companies and operated a marble and granite works a box factory and various other enterprises in and around Westfield In 1884 he was elected Trustee of the Village of Westfield In 1886 he was elected Supervisor of the Town of Westfield Later he was elected Chairman of the Chautauqua County Board of Supervisors for 14 annual terms He was a member of the New York State Assembly Chautauqua Co 1st D in 1888 1889 1890 He was again a member of the State Assembly in 1894 1895 both Chautauqua Co 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 and 1905 all ten Chautauqua Co 2nd D and was Speaker from 1899 to 1905 He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1904 In the summer of 1905 he travelled to visit the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in Portland Oregon but returned already ill A few weeks later he developed blood poisoning and underwent two operations but died shortly thereafter His home the Nixon Homestead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 1 Sources edit SPEAKER NIXON DIES IN WESTFIELD HOME End Comes Four Hours after Operation PDF The New York Times October 11 1905 References edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 New York State AssemblyPreceded byDana P Horton New York State Assembly Chautauqua County 1st District1888 1890 Succeeded byWalter C GiffordPreceded byEgburt E Woodbury New York State Assembly Chautauqua County1894 1895 Succeeded bydistrict splitPreceded bynew district New York State Assembly Chautauqua County 2nd District1896 1905 Succeeded byHenry K WilliamsPolitical officesPreceded byJames M E O Grady Speaker of the New York State Assembly1899 1905 Succeeded byJames Wolcott Wadsworth Jr Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title S Frederick Nixon amp oldid 1123435555, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
