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Nickalls Family
*Tom Nickalls (1827–1899), British stockjobber, father of Guy and Vivian Nickalls *Guy Nickalls (1866–1935), British rower who competed in the 1908 Olympics *Vivian Nickalls (1871–1947), British rower *Silver Goblets & Nickalls' Challenge Cup, rowing event for men's coxless pairs at the annual Henley Royal *Guy Oliver Nickalls (1899–1974), British rower who competed in the 1920 and 1928 Olympics, son of Guy Nickalls *Patteson Nickalls (c.1836–1910), British stockbroker and politician, father of Cecil and Womersley Nickalls *Cecil Patteson Nickalls (1877–1925), British polo and rugby player *Patteson Womersley Nickalls (1877–1946), British polo player {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Nickalls
Tom Nickalls (1828–1899) was a stockjobber on the stock exchange and one of the founding members of London Rowing Club. He was known as the "king of the American railroad market" after making his fortune in American railway shares. Biography Nickalls was born on 8 September 1828, the son of Patteson Nickalls (1798–1869) and Arabella née Chalk (1799–1893) and brother of Patteson Nickalls (stockbroker), Patteson Nickalls he married Emily Quihampton. As a boy he was sent to America to work for an uncle who had a livery stables on DEarborn Street in Chicago, where he gained first-hand knowledge of the surrounding terrain and an understanding of which routes would be of strategic importance for developing railways – information which proved invaluable when he returned to England work as a jobber on the London Stock Exchange. His later successes gained him the soubriquet "The Erie King", following his profitable speculation in shares of the Erie Railroad during the Erie War. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
