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Stanhope Wood Nixon (April 1, 1894 – January 12, 1958) was a vice president of the Nixon Nitration Works during the 1924 Nixon Nitration Works disaster. He later became chairman of the board. He was born on April 1, 1894, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a son of Lewis Nixon I.
Discover life events, stories and photos about Stanhope Wood Nixon (1894–1958) of Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
3 de may. de 2022 · Stanhope Wood Nixon (April 1, 1894 - January 12, 1958) was a vice president of the Nixon Nitration Works during the 1924 Nixon Nitration Works disaster. He later became chairman of the board. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1924_Nixon_Nitration_Works_disaster. Biography.
Lewis Nixon was born to Stanhope Wood Nixon and Doris Ryer Nixon on September 30, 1918, in New York City. He was the grandson of shipbuilder Lewis Nixon I (1861–1940) and Sally Wood Nixon (died 1937).
29 de nov. de 2021 · Raised by Stanhope Wood Nixon and Doris Ryer, the two children traveled a lot and lived wealthy, privileged lives. Nixon’s grandfather was a shipbuilder and the first to bear his name.
Lewis was the grandson of shipbuilder Lewis Nixon I (1861–1940) and Sally Wood Nixon (died 1937). At age seven, Lewis took third place in the model yacht regatta at Conservatory Lake in Central Park on 22-05-1926, earning a gold and bronze medal in the 35-inch (890 mm) boat class.
In 1891, Nixon married Sally Lewis Wood of Washington, D.C., a descendant of General Andrew Lewis of Colonial Virginia. Their son was Stanhope Wood Nixon, whom Swiss-born American artist Adolfo Müller-Ury (1862–1947) would paint full-length in Scottish costume in 1902-1903.
