John Robert "Jack" Nicholson, (December 1, 1901 – October 8, 1983) was a

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lawyer, businessman, politician and the 21st

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. Born in Newcastle, New Brunswick (now Miramichi), he graduated from the Dalhousie University law school in Halifax. In 1924, he moved to

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, British Columbia and practised law. During

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, he was a deputy controller in the Department of Munitions and Supplies. From 1942 to 1951, he was the head of a crown corporation, Polymer Corporation, and from 1952 to 1956, the head of Brazilian Light and Power Co in

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. In 1962, Nicholson was elected to Canadian House of Commons for the riding of

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and was re-elected in 1963 and 1965. From 1963 to 1964, he was the Minister of Forestry. From 1964 to 1965, he was the

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. In 1965, he was the

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. From 1965 to 1968, he was the

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. From 1968 to 1973, he served as the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.

Electoral history

External links

Biography from the website of the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nicholson, John 1901 births 1983 deaths Schulich School of Law alumni Lawyers in British Columbia Canadian King's Counsel Postmasters General of Canada Lieutenant Governors of British Columbia Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada Members of the United Church of Canada Canadian Officers of the Order of the British Empire People from Miramichi, New Brunswick 20th-century Canadian lawyers