Charles Archibald Nichols (August 25, 1876 – April 25, 1920) was a politician from the
U.S. state
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of
Michigan
Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...
.
Early life and education
Nichols was born to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Whitney Nichols in
Boyne City, Michigan
Boyne City () is a city in Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,816 at the 2020 census. The city is located at the southeastern end of Lake Charlevoix where Boyne River drains into the lake.
History
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, and attended the public schools. He engaged in newspaper work as reporter and criminal investigator for the ''
Detroit Journal
The ''Detroit Journal'' was a newspaper published in Detroit, Michigan from September 1, 1883 through March 23, 1922.
The ''Detroit Evening Journal'', established by Lloyd Brezee, started as a two-cent daily with Brezee in the position of editor a ...
'' and the ''
Detroit News
''The Detroit News'' is one of the two major newspapers in the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan. The paper began in 1873, when it rented space in the rival ''Detroit Free Press'' building. ''The News'' absorbed the ''Detroit Tribune'' on Februar ...
'' from 1898 to 1905. He served as secretary of the police department of the city of
Detroit
Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at th ...
from 1905 to 1908 and as city clerk from 1908 to 1912.
United States House of Representatives
In 1914, Nichols was elected as a
Republican
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Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
from the newly created
13th congressional district of Michigan to the
64th United States Congress
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. He was twice re-elected to the
65th and
66th Congresses, serving from March 4, 1915, until his death in 1920. He was chairman of the
Committee on the Census in the 66th Congress.
Death
Charles A. Nichols died in office, in
Washington, D.C.
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, and is interred in Grand Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan.
Clarence McLeod was elected to fill the vacant seat.
See also
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References
Charles Archibald Nicholsat The Political Graveyard
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1876 births
1920 deaths
Burials in Michigan
City and town clerks
The Detroit News people
Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan
People from Boyne City, Michigan
19th-century American newspaper people
20th-century American newspaper people
20th-century American politicians