John C. Nicholls
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John Calhoun Nicholls was a U.S. Representative
from Georgia
.
Born in Clinton, Georgia, Nicholls attended private schools and was graduated from the College of William and Mary
, Williamsburg, Virginia
, in 1855.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1855 and practiced in Clinch and Ware Counties, Georgia.
He also engaged as a planter.
During the Civil War
served in the Confederate States Army
as captain, Company I, Fourth Regiment, Georgia Cavalry.
He served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1865.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1876.
He served in the State senate 1870-1875.
Nicholls was elected as a Democrat
to the Forty-sixth
Congress (March 4, 1879-March 3, 1881).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1880.
Nicholls was elected to the Forty-eighth
Congress (March 4, 1883-March 3, 1885).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1884.
He resumed the practice of law in Blackshear, Georgia
, where he died December 25, 1893.
He was interred in Blackshear Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
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.
Born in Clinton, Georgia, Nicholls attended private schools and was graduated from the College of William and Mary
College of William and Mary
The College of William & Mary in Virginia is a public research university located in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States...
, Williamsburg, Virginia
Williamsburg, Virginia
Williamsburg is an independent city located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, USA. As of the 2010 Census, the city had an estimated population of 14,068. It is bordered by James City County and York County, and is an independent city...
, in 1855.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
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in 1855 and practiced in Clinch and Ware Counties, Georgia.
He also engaged as a planter.
During the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
served in the Confederate States Army
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the...
as captain, Company I, Fourth Regiment, Georgia Cavalry.
He served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1865.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1876.
He served in the State senate 1870-1875.
Nicholls was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Forty-sixth
46th United States Congress
The Forty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1879 to March 4, 1881, during the last two years of...
Congress (March 4, 1879-March 3, 1881).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1880.
Nicholls was elected to the Forty-eighth
48th United States Congress
The Forty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1883 to March 4, 1885, during the last two years...
Congress (March 4, 1883-March 3, 1885).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1884.
He resumed the practice of law in Blackshear, Georgia
Blackshear, Georgia
Blackshear is a city in Pierce County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,283 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Pierce County.Blackshear is part of the Waycross Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, where he died December 25, 1893.
He was interred in Blackshear Cemetery.