Robert N. C. Nix Sr.
Robert Nix | |
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U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania | |
| In office May 20, 1958 – January 3, 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Earl Chudoff |
| Succeeded by | Bill Gray |
| Constituency | 4th district (1958–63) 2nd district (1963–79) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix August 9, 1898 Orangeburg, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | June 22, 1987 (aged 88) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Lincoln University, Pennsylvania (BA) University of Pennsylvania (LLB) |
Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix Sr. (August 9, 1898 – June 22, 1987) was an American politician who served in the
Robert N. C. Nix Federal Building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is named in his honor.[1]
Early life
Born in
Democratic Party as a committeeman from the fourth ward in 1932. He became a special assistant deputy attorney general of Pennsylvania in 1934 and delegate to the 1956 Democratic National Convention
.
United States House of Representatives
In
U.S. Congress
with information on identities of agents who negotiate arms sales for American firms.
Committee service
Congressman Nix served on the Veterans' Affairs Committee, the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. He was the chairman of the Committee on the Post Office and Civil Service[5] and the chairman of the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy. Congressman Nix served 20 years before losing to William H. Gray III in the primary in 1978.[6]
Family
Congressman Nix's son,
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
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Legacy
In 1985, the United States court house and post office building in Philadelphia was renamed the Robert N. C. Nix Sr. Federal Building and United States Post Office in honor of Nix.
Famous quote
- "Be prepared, be sharp, be careful, and use the King's English well. And you can forget all the [other rules] unless you remember one more: Get paid."
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1573569767.
- Philadelphia Tribune. September 3, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- ^ "Robert Nix Sr. dead at 88". United Press International. June 22, 1987. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- ISBN 978-0374139797.
- ^ "Nix, Robert Nelson Cornelius, Sr". www.bioguide.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ Yardley, William (July 2, 2013). "William H. Gray III, Pastor and Lawmaker, Dies at 71". The New York Times. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
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