Businessman.
Born in England on 13 September 1860, he came to Winnipeg in the boom year of 1882. He engaged in the mercantile business first with the firm of Lyon, McKenzie and Powis, and later with the Hudson’s Bay Company as manager of the grocery department. In 1893 he went into business for himself, with stores on Main Street and Portage Avenue.
About 1910 he disposed of his retail interests and secured western agencies for large old country and eastern manufacturers. He was very prominent in local sports, being a past president of the Winnipeg Lacrosse Club, an active player with the Victoria Hockey Club, and an honorary president of many local clubs.
On 10 April 1884, he married Elizabeth McMillan (1865-?) and they had a son, Stanley Nixon.
He died at his Winnipeg residence on 30 September 1918 and was buried in the Elmwood Cemetery.
Marriage registration [Edward Barnet Nixon, Elizabeth McMillan], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
1901 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
Death registration [Edward Barnet Nixon], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Pioneers and Early Citizens of Manitoba, Winnipeg: Manitoba Library Association, 1971.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 28 November 2024
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