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Overview
Samuel Frederick Nixon (1860–1905) was a New York State politician and Hamilton College alumnus of the class of 1881. He served in the New York State Assembly and rose to the position of Speaker, making him one of the more prominent political figures among Hamilton’s late nineteenth-century alumni.
Relevance to Research
Nixon is listed in the 1906-07 Hamilton College catalog in a section recording recently deceased alumni, with his full birth and death dates: December 3, 1860 – October 10, 1905. He is listed under the class of 1881.
Notes
The catalog entry gives his full name as “Samuel Frederick Nixon,” whereas he is more commonly referred to as “S. Frederick Nixon” in historical sources. The entry is brief — name, class year, and dates only, with no biographical narrative.
Related Sources
- yhm-arc-pub-cat-1906-07_djvu.txt