Marmaduke Nixon

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
18611864 3rd Franklin Independent

Marmaduke George Nixon (1814 – 27 May 1864) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in rural South Auckland, New Zealand. He had seen service with the British Army in India as a Major in the 39th Regiment of Foot.[1][2][3][4]

He represented the Franklin electorate from 1861 to 1864, until his death in the New Zealand Wars. Colonel Nixon died of a bullet wound received on 21 February whilst leading an assault on the Māori village of Rangiaowhia during the Invasion of Waikato.[5][6]

His 1868 memorial stands beside the war memorial in Ōtāhuhu.[7]

References

  1. New Zealand Herald of 28 May 1864
  2. New Zealand Herald of 30 May 1864
  3. New Zealander of 28 May 1864
  4. Daily Southern Cross 30 June 1864
  5. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 223. OCLC 154283103.
  6. Barber, Laurie. "Nixon, Marmaduke George". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 22 June 2007.
  7. "Nixon memorial, Ōtāhuhu".
New Zealand Parliament
New constituency Member of Parliament for Franklin
1861–1864
Served alongside: Robert Graham
Succeeded by
Theodore Haultain


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