▁went ▁to ▁V iro qua ▁High ▁School ▁and ▁George ▁Washington ▁University . ▁While ▁at ▁the ▁university ▁N ixon ▁served ▁as ▁secretary ▁to ▁Wisconsin ▁con gress men ▁Joseph ▁D . ▁Beck ▁and ▁Hub ert ▁H . ▁Pe ave y . ▁From ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁N ixon ▁pract iced ▁law ▁in ▁W ash burn , ▁Wisconsin . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁N ixon ▁served ▁as ▁secretary ▁for ▁the ▁Republican ▁State ▁Platform ▁Convention . ▁N ixon ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Wisconsin ▁State ▁Assembly ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁Progress ive ▁floor ▁leader . ▁N ixon ▁then ▁served ▁as ▁district ▁att orney ▁of ▁Bay field ▁County , ▁Wisconsin . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁Wisconsin ▁Governor ▁Philip ▁La ▁Fol lette ▁appointed ▁N ixon ▁to ▁the ▁Wisconsin ▁Public ▁Service ▁Commission , ▁serving ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁N ixon ▁moved ▁to ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁and ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁Price ▁Administration ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁National ▁H ous ing ▁Administration . ▁N ixon ▁died ▁in ▁a ▁hospital ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁Ret re at , ▁Wisconsin . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 4 8 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁W ash burn , ▁Wisconsin ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Vern on ▁County , ▁Wisconsin ▁Category : Ge