Nixon Waterman (12 November 1859, in

Newark Newark most commonly refers to: * Newark, New Jersey, city in the United States * Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey; a major air hub in the New York metropolitan area Newark may also refer to: Places Canada * Niagara-on-the ...

, Kendall County,

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– 1 September 1944, in

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, Norfolk County,

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) was a

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writer,

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and Chautauqua lecturer, who rose to prominence in the 1890s.

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