Nix, James T., Jr.

Submitted by Mike Miller

Nix, James T., Jr., M. D., New Orleans, was born at Greenville, S. C., in the year 1887; son of James T. and Evelyn Beatrice (Flemming) Nix, the former of whom was born at Nixville, Hampton county, S. C., June 12, 1852, and the latter at Charleston, S. C. The father's death occurred at New Orleans Nov. 7, 1912, resulting from a fall of his horse. He is elsewhere referred to in this work. The mother survives at this time. James T. Nix, Jr., received his earlier education in the public schools of the city of New Orleans, where he attended McDonough No. 23, passing successively from grade to grade until he graduated from that school, when he entered the Boys' high school, graduating from the latter in 1903 with highest honors, being awarded an academic scholarship in Tulane university for high standing in his classes. In the autumn of the same year the young man matriculated at Tulane university and graduated with the degree of B. S. in 1906, having completed the 4-year course in 3 years. In the autumn of the same year in which he secured his B. S. Degree he took advanced standing and entered the medical department of Tulane with the sophomore class. At the end of 1 year's study in the medical department he passed an examination before the Mississippi board of medical examiners and was licensed to practice medicine, being at that time 19 years of age. Shortly following this, he engaged in practice at Cude, Miss., as contract physician for the W. J. Cude Land and Lumber Co., the K. E. Messenger Lumber Co., and the D. H. Williams Lumber Co. He continued in practice at this location about 7 months, returning to the medical department of Tulane university for a resumption of his professional studies there in Dec., 1907, and entering the junior class. In Feb., 1908, he passed the New Orleans charity hospital competitive examination, and on April 1, 1908, was appointed as interne in the latter institution, where he remained two years, graduating from Tulane in May, 1910. Just previous to entering the New Orleans charity hospital the young man received an appointment to the charity hospital of Shreveport, La., but naturally declined this to accept the similar commission in his home city. During 3 summers of his academic school years the young student was in employment for the Foundation company of New York, by this means accumulating funds with which to pay for his medical education. May 31, 1910, Dr. Nix was appointed house physician to the Hotel Dieu hospital, where he remained in active service about 18 months, being then stricken with a severe and lingering illness that confined him about 1 year. Shortly following his recovery and resumption of practice, in Oct., 1912, he was appointed clinical assistant to Dr. Matas, elsewhere referred to in these pages, of which position he remains incumbent. Dr. Nix is also visiting suregeon [sic] to the New Orleans charity hospital and is lecturer in minor surgery to nurses at the Hotel Dieu hospital, New Orleans. Dr. Nix is a democrat, and is affiliated with the Roman Catholic church. He is a member of Beta Theta Pi academic and Phi Beta Phi medical fraternities, Woodmen of the World, Ancient United Order of Druids, Benevolent Knights of America, Order of Owls, Knights of Columbus, and the Catholic order of Forresters.

Source: Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (volume 3), p. 328. Edited by Alcée Fortier, Lit.D. Published in 1914, by Century Historical Association.