Amasa Nichols (2 April 1773 – 17 July 1849) was a manufacturer who was a founder and namesake of Nichols College in

Dudley, Massachusetts Dudley is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,921 at the 2020 census. History Dudley was first settled in 1714 and was officially incorporated in 1732. The town was named for landholders Paul and Will ...

. Nichols was born in

Thompson, Connecticut Thompson is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The town was named after Sir Robert Thompson, an English landholder. The population was 9,189 at the 2020 census. Thompson is located in the northeastern corner of the state and i ...

on April 2, 1773. He became a prominent cotton manufacturer in

. Nichols was an ardent supporter of the Universalist Church. He founded Nichols Academy as a Universalist Church institution in 1815. He resigned from the board in 1823 amid personal financial problems and because of the school's changing religious affiliation. Nichols died in West

Scituate, Massachusetts Scituate () is a seacoast town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, on the South Shore, midway between Boston and Plymouth. The population was 19,063 at the 2020 census. History The Wampanoag and their neighbors have inhabited ...

on July 17, 1849.A1 - Ammidown, H., ''Historical Collections'', Volume 1, (1874) p. 423 https://books.google.com/books?id=WdM6AQAAMAAJ

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