Harry Nixon

Harry Nixon
13th Premier of Ontario
In office
May 18, 1943 – August 17, 1943
MonarchGeorge VI
Lieutenant GovernorAlbert E. Matthews
Preceded byGordon Daniel Conant
Succeeded byGeorge Drew
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Brant
Brant North 1919–1926
Brant County 1926–1934
In office
October 20, 1919 – October 22, 1961
Preceded byThomas Scott Davidson
Succeeded byRobert Nixon
Personal details
Born
Harry Corwin Nixon

(1891-04-01)April 1, 1891
St. George, Ontario
DiedOctober 22, 1961(1961-10-22) (aged 70)
St. George, Ontario
Resting placeSt. George United Cemetery
Political partyOntario Liberal Party (1937–1961)
Other political
affiliations
United Farmers of Ontario (1919–1923)
Progressive (1923–1934)
Liberal-Progressive (1934–1937)
Alma materUniversity of Toronto

Harry Corwin Nixon (April 1, 1891 – October 22, 1961) was a Canadian politician and briefly the 13th premier of Ontario in 1943. He is both the longest-serving member in the history of the Ontario legislature and the shortest-serving premier of Ontario.