John Nixon
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John Nixon is the name of:
- John Nixon, Armagh, Irish Republican, Hunger Striker 1981.
- John Nixon (MP), Member of the Long ParliamentLong ParliamentThe Long Parliament was made on 3 November 1640, following the Bishops' Wars. It received its name from the fact that through an Act of Parliament, it could only be dissolved with the agreement of the members, and those members did not agree to its dissolution until after the English Civil War and...
in England, representing Oxford CityOxford (UK Parliament constituency)Oxford was a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom. It comprised the city of Oxford in the county of Oxfordshire, and elected two Members of Parliament from its creation in 1295 until 1881...
1646-1648 - John Nixon (Massachusetts)John Nixon (Massachusetts)John Nixon was an American brigadier general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.He was born in Framingham, Massachusetts on March 1, 1724 to Christopher and Mary Nixon. On February 7, 1754, John Nixon married Thankfully Berry also of Framingham...
(1724–1815), Continental Army general from Massachusetts during the American Revolution - John Nixon (financier)John Nixon (financier)John Nixon was a financier and official from Philadelphia who served as a militia officer in the American Revolutionary War.He was born in Philadelphia, the son of a shipping merchant...
(1733–1808), Philadelphia merchant and militia officer during the American Revolution - John Nixon (mining engineer)John Nixon (mining engineer)John Nixon , English mining engineer and colliery proprietor, was born at Barlow, Durham, the son of a farmer.He was educated at the village school, and at an academy in Newcastle-on-Tyne, where he distinguished himself in mathematics...
(1815–1899), English mining engineer - John Nixon (British general) (1857–1921), lieutenant general in the British Indian Army
- John Nixon (equestrian), Canadian jockey and horse trainer.
- John B. NixonJohn B. NixonJohn B. Nixon, Sr. was a convicted murderer. He was convicted of the January 22, 1985 murder-for-hire of Virginia Tucker in Rankin County, Mississippi. Born in the Midnight community of Humphreys County, Mississippi, he was executed in 2005 by the U.S...
(1928–2005), murderer in Mississippi, USA - John E. NixonJohn E. NixonJohn E. Nixon is the State Budget Director of Michigan and Director of the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. He is also the Value for Money Group Executive on Governor Rick Snyder's cabinet....
, director of Michigan state Budget office. - John T. NixonJohn T. NixonJohn Thompson Nixon was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1859 to 1863....
(1820 - 1889), a U.S. Representative from New Jersey - John Trice NixonJohn Trice NixonJohn Trice Nixon is a United States federal judge.Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Nixon received an A.B. from Harvard University in 1955 and an LL.B. from Vanderbilt University Law School in 1960. He was in the United States Army in 1958. He was in private practice in Anniston, Alabama from 1960...
(born 1933), U.S. federal judge - John William NixonJohn William NixonJohn William Nixon, MBE was a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Born in Graddum, County Cavan, Nixon became a district inspector in the Royal Irish Constabulary, and transferred to its successor in the new state of Northern Ireland, the Royal Ulster Constabulary...
(1880 - 1949), Unionist politician in Northern Ireland