Marmaduke Nixon

Marmaduke George Nixon (1814 – 27 May 1864) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in rural South Auckland, New Zealand. He had seen service with the British Army in India as a Major in the 39th Regiment of Foot.
He represented the Franklin electorate from 1861 to 1864, until his death in the New Zealand Wars. Colonel Nixon died of a bullet wound received on 21 February whilst leading an assault on the Māori village of Rangiaowhia during the Invasion of Waikato.