George Adam Nixon
| George Adam Nixon | |
|---|---|
| MPP for Dovercourt | |
| In office October 21, 1971 – September 17, 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Dante De Monte Liberal |
| Succeeded by | Tony Lupusella NDP |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 8, 1923 Toronto, Ontario |
| Died | September 19, 1998 (aged 75) Toronto, Ontario |
| Political party | PC |
| Religion | Baptist |
George Adam Nixon (May 8, 1923 – September 19, 1998) was a Canadian politician, who represented Dovercourt in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 to 1975 as a PC member.[1] During his term in office, he served on as many as four Standing Committees of the Legislative Assembly, simultaneously. He was first elected in the general election, in 1971, but Nixon was defeated in the 1975 general election by Ontario New Democratic Party candidate Tony Lupusella who subsequently left the Ontario New Democratic Party and joined the liberal caucus.
Nixon was born and raised in the Dovercourt neighbourhood in the west end of Toronto,[2] the son of Irish immigrants. Before being elected, Nixon served in the military and then worked for 25 years at Continental Can Company, first as a stock keeper and then as a foreman. 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. He was predeceased by his wife and they had three daughters.[3]
He died September 19, 1998 of complications of a stroke suffered in May of that same year.[4]