Lewis Nixon
Engineer, Deceased Person
1861 – 1940
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Who was Lewis Nixon?
Lewis Nixon I was a naval architect, shipbuilding executive, public servant, and political activist. He designed the United States' first modern battleships, and supervised the construction of its first modern submarines, all before his 40th birthday. He was briefly the leader of Tammany Hall. He started an ill-fated effort to run seven major American shipyards under common ownership as the United States Shipbuilding Company, and he was the chair of the New York City commission building the Williamsburg Bridge.
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- Born
- Apr 7, 1861
Leesburg - Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- United States Naval Academy
- Died
- Sep 23, 1940
Long Branch
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on July 23, 2013
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