George Adam Nixon

George Adam Nixon (May 8, 1923 – September 19, 1998) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 to 1975 who represented the downtown Toronto riding of Dovercourt.[1]

George Nixon
Ontario MPP
In office
1971–1975
Preceded byDante De Monte
Succeeded byTony Lupusella
ConstituencyDovercourt
Personal details
Born(1923-05-08)May 8, 1923
Toronto, Ontario
DiedSeptember 19, 1998(1998-09-19) (aged 75)
Toronto, Ontario
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Spouse(s)Norma
Children4
OccupationFactory foreman

Background

Nixon was born and raised in the Dovercourt neighbourhood in the west end of Toronto, the son of Irish immigrants.[2] He attended Dovercourt Junior Public School and later Central Technical School. Nixon worked for 25 years at Continental Can Company, first as a stock keeper and then as a foreman.[3] He was active in a wide variety of community service activities, including the Baptist Church, the United Appeal, the Cerebral Palsy Association and he was one of the founders of Camp Kwasind for underprivileged children.[4] He and his wife Norma raised four children, one son and three daughters. He died September 19, 1998 of complications of a stroke suffered in May of that same year. He was predeceased by his wife and son.[3]

Politics

Nixon ran in the 1971 provincial election as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of Dovercourt. He defeated NDP candidate Steve Penner by a narrow margin of 55 votes.[5] A recount reduced the margin to 38 votes. The NDP challenged the election but the result held.[6] In 1975 he was defeated by New Democrat candidate Tony Lupusella by 1,383 votes.[7]

References
  1. "George Adam Nixon | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  2. Pierre Normandin (1978). Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1975.
  3. Barnes, Al (September 22, 1998). "George Nixon, 76 former Tory MPP". Toronto Star. p. 1.
  4. "Tribute in the Legislative Assembly". Government of Ontario. September 30, 1998.
  5. "Riding-by-riding returns in provincial election". The Globe and Mail. October 23, 1971. p. 10.
  6. "Dovercourt dispute: Loser wants voting declared invalid". The Globe and Mail. January 20, 1972. p. 5.
  7. "Table of vote results for all Ontario ridings". The Globe and Mail. September 19, 1975. p. C12.
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