Robert Nix | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania | |
| In office May 20, 1958 – January 3, 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Earl Chudoff |
| Succeeded by | Bill Gray |
| Constituency | 4th district (1958–1963) 2nd district (1963–1979) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix August 9, 1898 Orangeburg, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | June 22, 1987 (aged 88) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Lincoln University, Pennsylvania (BA) University of Pennsylvania (LLB) |
Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix Sr. (August 9, 1898 – June 22, 1987) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1958 until 1979. He was the first African American to represent Pennsylvania in the House of Representatives. The Robert N. C. Nix Federal Building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is named in his honor.[1]
- ^ Hornsby, Alton (2011). Black America: A State-by-State Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO pp. 730–731. ISBN 978-1573569767.