George S. Nixon

George Stuart Nixon (April 2, 1860 – June 5, 1912) was an American entrepreneur and politician who served as a member of the United States Senate from Nevada.

[2] In 1881, Nixon was transferred to Nevada, where he organized and became cashier of a bank at Winnemucca.

[2] He also built an opera house in Reno,[2] a theater in Winnemucca[2] and was one of the financiers of the Mizpah Hotel in Tonopah, Nevada.

[3] He became a member of the Nevada Assembly in 1891 and was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1905 as a Republican.

[2] On February 9, 1905, he joined the San Francisco Bohemian Club.