Francis A. Nixon
(1878–1956)
BIRTH
December 2 or 3, 1878
PLACE
Elk, Ohio
NAME
Francis Anthony Nixon
DEATH
September 4, 1956
PLACE
La Habra, California
FAMILY
FATHER
Richard Nixon
(1913-1994)
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Francis Anthony “Frank” Nixon was Richard Nixon’s father. He built the family home in Yorba Linda, California, farmed citrus, and later ran a grocery store and gas station in Whittier.
EARLY LIFE
Nixon Library records disagree by one day on Frank Nixon's birth date, giving December 2 or 3, 1878. He was born in Elk, Ohio, to Samuel Brady Nixon and Sarah Ann Wadsworth.
After the family citrus ranch failed, Frank operated a combined grocery and gasoline business with family labor in Whittier.
CAREER
DEATH
Frank died on September 4, 1956 after complications from a ruptured abdominal artery, according to the Nixon Library family collection.
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