Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameDr. Alan Charles NIXON 
2023, p 1; surname only,2223
2023, p 1; surname only,2223Birth10 Oct 1908, Workington, Cumbria, England2224, age 59 at marriage,2225,2226,2227
Removalabt 1911, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan2226 Age: 2
Removalabt 1931, Berkeley, Alameda, California2228 Age: 22
Immigration13 Aug 1931, San Francisco, San Francisco, California2227 Age: 22
Death22 Jun 2002, Berkeley, Alameda, California2225, date only,2228 Age: 93
BurialSunset View Cemetery, El Cerrito, Contra Costa, California2223
EducationBS, 1929; MS, 1931, Univ. of Saskatchewan; Ph.D. in physical organic chemistry from UC, Berkeley in 19342228
ResidenceLast residence: 94708; Berkeley, Alameda County, California2225
Individual Notes
• Louise, who [married] twice, the second time was a guy named Nixon, and both husband and wife were doctors.2023, p 1
• He was preceded in death by his wife, Gwendolen Mullet Nixon, his daughter, Sheila Gillian Nixon, his brother Ronald Nixon and his brother-in-law, William R. Hewlett.2226
• Served as ACS [American Chemical Society] president in 1973.
Perhaps his most important contribution to chemistry in general and to ACS in particular was his founding of Project SEED in 1968. This program has, for the past 34 years, offered economically disadvantaged students the opportunity to work in chemistry settings. The program now also includes college scholarships.
Nixon spent 33 years with Shell Development as a research chemist and a research supervisor, working on the behavior and properties of motor and aviation fuels and the production and treatment of refinery product streams, among other projects.2228
• NIXON - [excerpts] Dr Alan C. Nixon died peacefully at his home in Berkeley, California on Saturday, June 22nd at the age of 93. He is survived by his wife, Dr. Louise (Hewlett) Nixon; daughter Sandra and nephew Howard. He was predeceased by his first wife Gwen and daughter Shelia. Born in Saskatoon, Alan attended King George School and the Saskatoon Collegiate (Nutana) and received his B.A. and M.S. from the U of S.2229
• He was preceded in death by his wife, Gwendolen Mullet Nixon, his daughter, Sheila Gillian Nixon, his brother Ronald Nixon and his brother-in-law, William R. Hewlett.2226
• Served as ACS [American Chemical Society] president in 1973.
Perhaps his most important contribution to chemistry in general and to ACS in particular was his founding of Project SEED in 1968. This program has, for the past 34 years, offered economically disadvantaged students the opportunity to work in chemistry settings. The program now also includes college scholarships.
Nixon spent 33 years with Shell Development as a research chemist and a research supervisor, working on the behavior and properties of motor and aviation fuels and the production and treatment of refinery product streams, among other projects.2228
• NIXON - [excerpts] Dr Alan C. Nixon died peacefully at his home in Berkeley, California on Saturday, June 22nd at the age of 93. He is survived by his wife, Dr. Louise (Hewlett) Nixon; daughter Sandra and nephew Howard. He was predeceased by his first wife Gwen and daughter Shelia. Born in Saskatoon, Alan attended King George School and the Saskatoon Collegiate (Nutana) and received his B.A. and M.S. from the U of S.2229
Spouses
Birth9 Sep 1908, Barron-In-Furness, Cumbria, England2227,2223, year only
Naturalization6 Mar 1936, Oakland, Alameda, California2227 Age: 27
Death19672223 Age: 58
BurialSunset View Cemetery, El Cerrito, Contra Costa, California2223
Marriage7 Aug 1937, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California2226, marriage only,2227
Children(Private)
Sheila Gillian (1947-1998)
Birth8 May 1909, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan2209
Birth23 May 1909, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan2165
Death13 Sep 20032210 Age: 94
BurialSunset View Cemetery, El Cerrito, Contra Costa, California
ResidenceSan Francisco (1932)2209
ResidenceDeath residence zip: 94708; Locality: Berkeley, Alameda, California (Kensington)
FatherDr. Albion Walter HEWLETT (1874-1925)
MotherLouise REDINGTON (1880-1959)
Individual Notes
• She was a psychiatrist.2023, p 1
• [excerpts] Louise Hewlett of San Francisco, a relative of the Whitney family, prominent here in earlier days, and Richard Seely, of Berkeley, will be married about May 1. A reception for members of the families will follow at the home of the bride-elect’s mother, Mrs. Albion Walter Hewlett.
Louise attended Miss Burke’s and was graduated from Stanford, where she was a Delta Gamma. Her brother is Capt. William Redington Hewlett, U. S. A., now stationed in Arlington, Va. His spouse is the former Flora Larson of Berkeley.
The prespecctive [sic] benedict, only son of Mrs. C. H. Anderson of Berkeley, is a U C. and Boalt Hall of Law graduate.2211
• [excerpts] Louise Hewlett of San Francisco, a relative of the Whitney family, prominent here in earlier days, and Richard Seely, of Berkeley, will be married about May 1. A reception for members of the families will follow at the home of the bride-elect’s mother, Mrs. Albion Walter Hewlett.
Louise attended Miss Burke’s and was graduated from Stanford, where she was a Delta Gamma. Her brother is Capt. William Redington Hewlett, U. S. A., now stationed in Arlington, Va. His spouse is the former Flora Larson of Berkeley.
The prespecctive [sic] benedict, only son of Mrs. C. H. Anderson of Berkeley, is a U C. and Boalt Hall of Law graduate.2211
Census
• 1910 Census: Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan. Age [unreadable], b MI.2201
• 1920 Census: San Francisco, San Francisco, California. Age 10, b MI. Parents b CA. Listed as Louise R.2202
• 1930 Census: San Francisco, San Francisco, California. Age 20, b MI. Single. Parents b CA. Living in household of her mother.2203
• 1920 Census: San Francisco, San Francisco, California. Age 10, b MI. Parents b CA. Listed as Louise R.2202
• 1930 Census: San Francisco, San Francisco, California. Age 20, b MI. Single. Parents b CA. Living in household of her mother.2203
Marriage11 Nov 1967, Alameda, Alameda, California2023, p 1; marriage only,2224