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Nichols, William Augustus

soldier, was born May 12, 1818, in Philadelphia. He became colonel and brevet brigadier-general in 1864, and brevet majorgeneral in 1865 for meritorious service during the civil war. At the time of his death he was chief of staff and adjutantgeneral of the military department of Missouri. He died April 8, 1869, in St. Louis, Mo.

Nicholson, Francis

governor. He was lieutenant-governor of New York under Andros; was governor of Virginia in 1690-92, and from 1699 to 1705; and governor of Maryland in 1694-99. He died March 5, 1728, in London, England,

Nicholson, Isaac Lea

bishop of Milwaukee, Wis., was born Jan. 18, 1844, in Baltimore, Md. He was consecrated bishop of Milwaukee in St. Mark's church, Philadelphia, in 1891. He has published occasional sermons, addresses and pastorals, and has compiled several liturgical manuals.

Nicholson, James Bartram

author, was born Jan. 28, 1820, in St. Louis, Mo. He is a prominent bookbinder of Philadelphia, and the author of a Manual of Bookbinding, an exhaustive treatise on the subject.

Nicholson, Jasper Hopper

lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born in 1770 in Maryland. In 1805 he was appointed chief justice of the sixth judicial district, and was also a judge of the court of appeals of Maryland. From 1799 to 1806 he was a representative in congress. died March 4, 1817, in Maryland.

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Nicholson, John

state legislator, congressman, was born in 1765. He was for several years a member of the New York assembly; and was a representative in congress from that state from 1809 to 1811. He died in January, 1820.

Nicholson, John A

lawyer, congressman, was born Nov. 17, 1827, in Laurel, Del. He was elected a representative from Delaware to the thirty-ninth congress, and re-elected to the fortieth congress as a democrat.

Nicholson, John Reed

lawyer, jurist, was born May 19, 1849, in Dover, Del. He has served with distinction as attorney-general of Delaware, and is now chancellor of the state of Delaware.

Nicholson, Samuel

naval officer, was born in 1743 in Maryland. He was the first commander of the frigate Constitution, the building of which he superintended. At the time of his death he was at the head of the navy. He died Dec. 29, 1813, in Charlestown, Mass.

Nicholson, Timothy

educator, philanthropist, was born Nov. 9, 1828, in Belvidere, N. C. He is prominent in temperance reform, a member of the Indiana state board of charities and corrections since 1889, and president of the state conference of charities since 1896.

Nicholson, William Rufus

bishop, author, was born Jan. 8, 1822, in Green county, Miss. He is a reformed episcopal bishop, dean of the theological seminary of that faith in Philadelphia, and the author of The Blessedness of Heaven; Why I Became a Reformed Episcopalian; The Real Presence; and The Call to the Ministry.

Nickerson, Samuel M

banker. He is an able financier, and one of the foremost bankers of Chicago, Ill.