Lewis Nixon (naval architect)

Lewis Nixon
Born	(1861-04-07)April 7, 1861 Leesburg, Virginia
Died	September 23, 1940(1940-09-23) (aged 79) Long Branch, New Jersey
Occupation(s)	Naval architect and political activist
Spouses	Sally Lewis Wood ​ ​ (m. 1891; died 1937)​ Mary Doran ​ (m. 1937)​
Children	Stanhope Wood Nixon, Joel Peter Nixon
Relatives	Lewis Nixon III (grandson) Joel Peter Nixon Jr. (grandson) Kelly Christine Nixon (granddaughter)

Lewis Nixon (April 7, 1861 – September 23, 1940) was a naval architect, shipbuilding executive, public servant, and political activist. He designed the United States' first modern battleships, and supervised the construction of its first modern submarines, all before his 40th birthday. He was briefly the leader of Tammany Hall. He started an ill-fated effort to run seven major American shipyards under common ownership as the United States Shipbuilding Company, and he was the chair of the New York City commission that began construction of the Williamsburg Bridge.