William Glennie Nixon (November 22, 1881 – February 24, 1966) was a farmer and political figure in

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. He represented Timiskaming in the

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from 1934 to 1943 as a

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member. He was born in Sault Ste. Marie in 1881, the son of William Charles Nixon and Margaret Jane Stephen, and was educated in Sault Ste. Marie and

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. In 1920, Nixon married Ethel Mary Pigott. Nixon later entered the insurance business. He lived in

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. He died in Ottawa in 1966."Deaths (2)", The Globe and Mail (1936-Current) oronto, Ont26 Feb 1966: 43.

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1881 births 1966 deaths Ontario Liberal Party MPPs 20th-century Canadian farmers People from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario {{Liberal-Ontario-MPP-stub