Samuel Nicholls
Encyclopedia
Samuel Robert Nicholls was an Australia
n politician. Born in Mudgee, New South Wales
, he was educated at public schools and became a clerk and cement worker. In 1917, he narrowly defeated Ernest Carr
, a Labor
turned Nationalist
MP, to win the Australian House of Representatives
seat of Macquarie
for Labor. He held the seat until his defeat in 1922 by Nationalist Arthur Manning
. He died in 1939.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician. Born in Mudgee, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, he was educated at public schools and became a clerk and cement worker. In 1917, he narrowly defeated Ernest Carr
Ernest Carr
Ernest "Ernie" Shoebridge Carr was an early twentieth century member of the Australian House of Representatives and the New South Wales Legislative Assembly....
, a Labor
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
turned Nationalist
Nationalist Party of Australia
The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party. It was formed on 17 February 1917 from a merger between the conservative Commonwealth Liberal Party and the National Labor Party, the name given to the pro-conscription defectors from the Australian Labor Party led by Prime...
MP, to win the Australian House of Representatives
Australian House of Representatives
The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house; the upper house is the Senate. Members of Parliament serve for terms of approximately three years....
seat of Macquarie
Division of Macquarie
The Division of Macquarie is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is named for Lachlan Macquarie, who was Governor of New South Wales between 1810 and 1821...
for Labor. He held the seat until his defeat in 1922 by Nationalist Arthur Manning
Arthur Manning
Arthur Gibson Manning was an Australian politician who served in both the Australian House of Representatives and the New South Wales Legislative Assembly....
. He died in 1939.