John Adams Nichols (September 23, 1848 – April 1, 1924) was an American farmer and politician from New York.
Life
Nichols was born on September 23, 1848, in
Derry
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,
Rockingham County,
New Hampshire. He was the son of Charles Nichols (1816–1887) and Lucy Ann Porter (1828–1876). When Nichols was 3, the family moved to
Dewitt, New York
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, where his father had a farm.
Nichols was educated in private schools in
Oneida
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,
Geneva, and
Cambridge, Massachusetts. He ran a business venture with Daniel Lefevre under the name Nichols & Lefevre. The firm manufactured shotguns. He later became a farmer, and with 800 acres was one of the largest landowners in
Onondaga County. He also was a joint proprietor of the Industrial Building in neighboring
Syracuse
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.
In 1889, the Republican Nichols was elected supervisor for DeWitt, an unusual feat in the Democratic town. In 1891, Nichols was elected to the
New York State Senate
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, representing the 25th District (
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and
Cortland counties). He was in the State Senate in
1892
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Ellis Island begins accommodating immigrants to the United States.
* February 1 - The historic Enterprise Bar and Grill was established in Rico, Colorado.
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and
1893
Events
January–March
* January 2 – Webb C. Ball introduces railroad chronometers, which become the general railroad timepiece standards in North America.
* Mark Twain started writing Puddn'head Wilson.
* January 6 – Th ...
, but was defeated in the 1893 election by
Charles W. Stapleton.
Nichols was married to Julia Gertrude Hall (1850-1928) and they had five children: Charles Henry (1870–1912), John Adams Jr. (1872–1949), Browning Hull (1874–1946), Lucy Gardner (1877–1952), and Leslis Anderson (1879–1971).
Nichols died on April 1, 1924, in
Syracuse
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,
Onondaga County,
New York
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.
He was buried in the Nichols family plot in
Oakwood Cemetery.
References
External links
*
Nichols Nominated' in ''The Weekly Recorder'' on October 1, 1891.
*
Why John A. Nichols Should Be Elected State Senator' in the ''Syracuse Evening Herald'' on October 31, 1891.
*
The New York Red Book'. United States, Williams Press, 1892. Pp. 92–93.
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John A. Nichols, Once in State Senate, is Dead' in the ''Syracuse Herald'' on April 1, 1924.
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1848 births
1924 deaths
Republican Party New York (state) state senators
19th-century American legislators
People from Derry, New Hampshire
People from DeWitt, New York
Politicians from Syracuse, New York
Burials at Oakwood Cemetery (Syracuse, New York)
Farmers from New York (state)
19th-century New York (state) politicians