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Nicklin, Philip Holbrook – Nietert, Henry John

Nicklin, Philip Holbrook

author, was born in 1786 in Philadelphia.

He contributed articles on conchology to Silliman's Journal, and to other periodicals; wrote Letters Descriptive of the Virginia Springs; Pleasant Peregrinations Through Pennsylvania; and Remarks on Literary Property. He died March 2, 1842, in Philadelphia.

Nicol, Charles Edward

lawyer, legislator, jurist, was born Feb. 22, 1854, in Brentsville, Va. He attended the Richmond college and the university of Virginia. He served with distinction as a member of the house of delegates of Virginia for three sessions; and since 1895 he has been judge of the eleventh judicial circuit of Virginia. He is one of the foremost lawyers of the south and resides in Manassas, Va.

Nicolay, John George

public official, author, was born Feb. 26, 1826, in Bavaria. He was the private secretary of President Lincoln, and marshal of the United States supreme court in 1872- 87. He is the author of The Outbreak of the Rebellion; and Abraham Lincoln, a History.

Nicoll, Henry

lawyer, congressman, was born Oct. 23, 1812, in New York city.

He was a member of the New York constitutional convention of 1846, and was a representative in congress from New York from 1847 to 1849.

Nicoll, James Craig

artist, was born Nov. 22, 1846, in New York city.

He was elected president of the Artists' Fund society in 1887, and was one of the founders of the American water-color society, and its secretary for several years. Among his water-colors, by which he is perhaps best known, are On the Gulf of St. Lawrence; Foggy Morning, Grand Menan; Moonlight, Cape Ann; Coast View in Spring; and Off Portland Harbor.

Nicoll, John C

lawyer, jurist, was born in Georgia. In 1839 he was appointed United States judge for the district of Georgia.

Nicolls, Richard

governor, was born in 1624 in England. He was the first English governor of New York. He died May 28, 1672, at sea.

Nicolson, Frank Walter

educator, author, was born Nov. 4, 1864, in Sackville, Canada. Since 1895 he has been instructor of Latin in the Wesleyan university of Middletown, Conn. He is the author of Phonics of Science; Plutus of Aristophanes; and has contributed several articles to Harvard classical studies.

Nicolson, Samuel

inventor, was born Dec. 22, 1792, in Plymouth, Mass.

He was the inventor of the Nicolson pavement, which has been extensively used in all the principal cities of the United States, and in various other countries. He died Jan. 6, 1868.

Nieman, L. W

journalist, was born Dec. 13, 1857, in Mukwonago, Wis. He is editor and proprietor of the Milwaukee Journal, which was the first two-cent daily publication in the state of Wisconsin.

Niemeyer, John Henry

artist, was born June 25, 1839, in Germany. He has painted various nre pictures and portraits, among the best of which are Gutenberg Inventing Movable Type; a portrait of Theodore D. Woolsey; The Braid; Where?; Why?; and Sancta Simplicitas.

NIERIKER, MRS. MAY (ALCOTT), artist, author, was born in 1840 in Massachusetts. She is an artist who published Concord Sketches; and Studying Art Abroad. She died in 1879.

Nietert, Henry John

banker, legislator, was born March 12, 1848, in Dayton, Ohio. He organized the Exchange bank of Walker, Iowa, in 1885, and is its president. He served as a member of the house in the twenty-fifth and twentysixth general assemblies of Iowa.