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George Nicholson (botanist), Nicholson
George Nicholson may refer to: *George Nicholson (diplomat) (floruit 1577–1603), English agent in Scotland *George Nicholson (printer) (1760–1825), English printer *George Nicholson (footballer) (1905–?), English professional footballer *George Nicholson (horticulturist) (1847–1908), English horticulturist *George Nicholson (rugby union) (1878–1968), New Zealand rugby union player see The Original All Blacks *George Nicholson (politician) (1868–1935), Canadian Member of Parliament *George Nicholson (sailor) (1937–2025), British Olympic sailor *George E. Nicholson Jr. (1918–1971), American mathematician *George M. Nicholson (1874–?), justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court *George Gibb Nicholson (1875–1948), English-born Australian philologist and professor of French *George Washington Nicholson (1832–1912), American landscape painter {{human name disambiguation, Nicholson, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Nicholson (diplomat)
George Nicholson or Nicolson (floruit 1577–1612), was an English diplomat in Scotland. Resident in Scotland George Nicholson was not an ambassador in Scotland but a resident agent. He had been a servant of Robert Bowes (diplomat), Robert Bowes for many years. Nicholson, Christopher Shepherdson, and William Wood were mentioned as servants of Bowes in the will of Isotta de Canonici, the wife of the Italian writer Giacomo Castelvetro, who died in Edinburgh in 1594. Bowes became unwell in 1597 and intended Nicholson should take his place. On 6 December 1597 Elizabeth I of England, Queen Elizabeth of England wrote a letter of accreditation for Nicholson as the English resident, to be delivered to King James VI of Scotland. Nicholson was to get 13s-4d per day and the help of the Governor of Berwick-upon-Tweed to convey his letters. His couriers included Jarret Storrie, a member of the Berwick garrison. Nicholson was soon treated as an ambassador in all but name. Most of his letters w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |