John Ashburner Nix

John Ashburner Nix (1 July 1866 – 9 May 1927) was an English businessman, estate owner, politician and barrister who served as High Sheriff of Sussex in 1911.[1][2] He owned Tilgate House, a major estate in Crawley, from 1904 until his death in 1927. He was the son of John Hennings Nix, one of the partners in the London bank Fuller, Banbury, Nix & Co, and Sarah Ashburner, an Indian-born wealthy heiresss.[3] He served as a second lieutenant in the Welch Regiment before studying law.[4] He was a director of the mining company San Antonio de Esimilacho of Peru.[5] He stood as a conservative candidate for Ashburton in the 1895 United Kingdom general election, but lost to incumbent Charles Seale-Hayne.[6]

References
  1. Historic list of High Sheriffs of Sussex from 1086 to 1974
  2. Lichfield Mercury, Friday 10 March 1911, p. 3
  3. The History of Tilgate Estate
  4. Kent & Sussex Courier, Friday 13 May 1927, p. 6
  5. West Sussex County Times, Saturday 27 August 1927, pp. 6–7
  6. Exeter and Plymouth Gazette, Thursday 29 August 1895, p. 1
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