William Glennie Nixon was a farmer and political figure in Ontario

Ontario

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. He represented Timiskaming

Timiskaming (provincial electoral district)

Timiskaming was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1908 to 1999...

 in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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 from 1934 to 1943 as a Liberal

Ontario Liberal Party

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 member.

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

Guelph, Ontario

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