Abner Nichols (died March 10, 1856) was a member of the

Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ...

Biography

A native of

Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...

, Nichols fought in the

Black Hawk War The Black Hawk War was a conflict between the United States and Native Americans led by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader. The war erupted after Black Hawk and a group of Sauks, Meskwakis (Fox), and Kickapoos, known as the "British Band", crosse ...

. He was the proprietor of the Mansion House, the first or one of the first hotels in Mineral Point. It was in his hotel that Henry Dodge was sworn in on July 4, 1836, as the first governor of Wisconsin Territory, appointed by Andrew Jackson. Nichols was appointed a lieutenant colonel in 1836. "Ab" Nichols died on March 10, 1856, and was buried in

Mineral Point, Wisconsin Mineral Point is a city in Iowa County, Wisconsin, Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,581 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. The city is located within the Mineral Point (town), Wisconsin, Town of Mineral Point ...

, in the Old City Cemetery. The street in Mineral Point next to the site of his hotel is named for him.

Assembly career

Nichols was a member of the Assembly during the

1st Wisconsin Legislature The First Wisconsin Legislature convened from June 5, 1848, to August 21, 1848, in regular session. Members of the Assembly and Senate were elected after an election on February 1, 1848, that ratified the proposed state constitution. Major event ...

. He was a

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nichols, Abner Politicians from Cornwall English emigrants to the United States People from Mineral Point, Wisconsin American people of the Black Hawk War Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 1856 deaths Burials in Wisconsin Year of birth missing