Brad Nixon | |
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Ontario MPP | |
In office 1987–1990 | |
Preceded by | Bette Stephenson |
Succeeded by | David Turnbull |
Constituency | York Mills |
Personal details | |
Born | John Bradford Nixon June 28,1949 Toronto,Ontario,Canada |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse | Carol Beckmann |
Residence(s) | Niagara-on-the-Lake,Ontario,Canada |
Occupation | Lawyer |
John Bradford Nixon (born June 28,1949) is a former politician in Ontario,Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal from 1987 to 1990.
Nixon was educated at the University of Toronto,Osgoode Hall Law School and York University. He was a lawyer before entering political life. [1] He is married to Carol Beckmann-Nixon and lives in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1987 provincial election,defeating Progressive Conservative Gordon Chong by over 2,000 votes in the Toronto riding of York Mills. [2] He was a backbench supporter of David Peterson's government for the next three years. He served as parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Financial Institutions in 1987-88,and parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Housing in 1988-89.
The Liberals were defeated by the Ontario New Democratic Party in the 1990 election. Nixon lost his seat to David Turnbull of the Progressive Conservatives by over 2,500 votes. [3]
Nixon later worked as executive director for the office of the party leader,but left the position in 1992 after Lyn McLeod was elected leader. He prepared a water power brief for the Independent Power Producers' Society of Ontario in 1996.
Since 1992,he has practised law in the fields of property tax and assessment. He was a partner in the firm of Poole Milligan,and has served on the Ontario chapter of the Canadian Property Tax Association. He then became a partner in the firm of Walker Poole Nixon. When that firm dissolved he became a partner in Nixon Fleet and Poole LLP. [1]
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