Robert Arliegh Nixon (June 25, 1900 – November 17, 1948) was an American lawyer and politician. Born in the town of Sterling,

Vernon County, Wisconsin Vernon County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,714. Its county seat is Viroqua. History Vernon County was renamed from Bad Ax County on March 22, 1862. Bad Ax County had been created on ...

, Nixon went to Viroqua High School and

George Washington University , mottoeng = "God is Our Trust" , established = , type = Private federally chartered research university , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $2.8 billion (2022) , preside ...

. While at the university Nixon served as secretary to Wisconsin congressmen Joseph D. Beck and

Hubert H. Peavey Hubert Haskell Peavey (January 12, 1881 – November 21, 1937) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin. Background Born in Adams, Minnesota, Peavey moved with his parents to Redwood Falls, Minnesota, in 1886. He attended the public schools, t ...

. From 1927, Nixon practiced law in

Washburn, Wisconsin Washburn is a city in Bayfield County, in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 2,051 at the 2020 census. The city is just east of and adjacent to the Town of Washburn. It is in northern Wisconsin, on the shore of Lake Superior's Che ...

. In 1930, Nixon served as secretary for the Republican State Platform Convention. Nixon served in the

Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ...

from 1929 to 1934 and was the

Progressive Progressive may refer to: Politics * Progressivism, a political philosophy in support of social reform ** Progressivism in the United States, the political philosophy in the American context * Progressive realism, an American foreign policy par ...

floor leader. Nixon then served as district attorney of

Bayfield County, Wisconsin Bayfield County is the northernmost county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, its population is 16,220. Its county seat is Washburn. The county was created in 1845 and organized in 1850. The Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior C ...

. In 1937, Wisconsin Governor

Philip La Follette Philip Fox La Follette (May 8, 1897August 18, 1965) was an American politician. He was the List of Governors of Wisconsin, 27th and List of Governors of Wisconsin, 29th Governor of Wisconsin, as well as one of the founders of the Wisconsin Progre ...

appointed Nixon to the

Public Service Commission of Wisconsin The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin is an independent regulatory agency responsible for regulating public utilities in the energy, telecommunications, gas and water companies located in U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2021, the agency regul ...

, serving until 1942. In 1942, Nixon moved to Washington, D.C. and worked in the Office of Price Administration and then the National Housing Administration. Nixon died in a hospital in Washington, D.C.Nixon, Former PSC Member, Dies in East, ''Wisconsin State Journal'', November 20, 1948, pp. 1–2. and was buried in

Retreat, Wisconsin Retreat, Wisconsin is an unincorporated community in Vernon County, Wisconsin in the town of Sterling. Notable people * Francis A. Wallar, Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nixon, Robert A. 1900 births 1948 deaths People from Washburn, Wisconsin People from Vernon County, Wisconsin George Washington University alumni Wisconsin lawyers Wisconsin Progressives (1924) Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 20th-century American legislators 20th-century Wisconsin politicians