William Nicholson
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- William Nicholson (bishop)William Nicholson (bishop)William Nicholson was an English clergyman, a member of the Westminster Assembly and Bishop of Gloucester.-Life:The son of Christopher Nicholson, a rich clothier, he was born at Stratford St. Mary, Suffolk, on 1 November 1591. He became a chorister of Magdalen College, Oxford, in 1598, and...
(1591–1672), Bishop of Gloucester - William Nicholson (chemist)William Nicholson (chemist)William Nicholson was a renowned English chemist and writer on "natural philosophy" and chemistry, as well as a translator, journalist, publisher, scientist, and inventor.-Early life:...
(1753–1815) - William Nicholson (naval officer)William Nicholson (naval officer)William Carmichael Nicholson was an officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812 and the Civil War.A native of Maryland, Nicholson was the son of naval officer John Nicholson...
(1800–1872), U.S. naval officer - William Nicholson (Australian politician)William Nicholson (Australian politician)William Nicholson was an Australian colonial politician who became the third Premier of Victoria. He is remembered for having been called the "father of the ballot" due to his responsibility in introducing the secret ballot in Victoria.Nicholson was born in Whitehaven, Cumberland, the son of an...
(1816–1865), Mayor of Melbourne and Premier of Victoria - William Nicholson, 1st Baron NicholsonWilliam Nicholson, 1st Baron NicholsonField Marshal William Gustavus Nicholson, 1st Baron Nicholson, GCB , was a British Army officer who, in a half-century of service, rose through the ranks in India and the Boer War to the rank of Field Marshal...
(1845–1918), British Field Marshal and Chief of the Imperial General Staff - William Nicholson (artist)William Nicholson (artist)Sir William Newzam Prior Nicholson was an English painter of still-life, landscape and portraits, also known for his work as a wood-engraver, illustrator, author of children's books and designer for the theatre....
(1872–1949) - William Nicholson (writer)William Nicholson (writer)William Nicholson FRSL is a British screenwriter, playwright, and novelist.-Family:A native of Lewes, Sussex, William Nicholson was raised in a Catholic family in Gloucestershire. By the time he reached his tenth birthday, he had decided to become a writer. He was educated at Downside School,...
(born 1948) - William Nicholson (scientist), developed a "rotating doubler" influence machine, see Cox's timepieceCox's timepieceCox's timepiece is a clock developed in the 1760s by James Cox. It was developed in collaboration with John Joseph Merlin . Cox claimed that his design was a true perpetual motion machine, but as the device is powered from changes in atmospheric pressure via a mercury barometer, this is not the case...
- William Newzam NicholsonWilliam Newzam NicholsonWilliam Newzam Nicholson was an English Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1885.Nicholson was the son of Benjamin Nicholson of Newark and his wife Frances Newzam, daughter of John Newzam of Newark. He was educated at the Magnus Grammar School at Newark and...
(1816–1899), British Member of Parliament for Newark, 1880–1885 - William Nicholson (distiller) (1825–1909), British Member of Parliament for Petersfield, 1866–1874 and 1880–1885, cricketer and cricket benefactor
- William Nicholson III, aka Sir William Nicholson JP (died 1944), Lord Mayor of Leeds, Philanthropist & Chairman of William Nicholson & Son Ltd
- William Nicholson (Royal Navy officer)William Nicholson (Royal Navy officer)Admiral Sir William Coldingham Masters Nicholson KCB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy.-Naval career:...
(1863-1932), British admiral
See also
- Bill Nicholson (disambiguation)
- Billy Nicholson (disambiguation)
- William NicolsonWilliam NicolsonWilliam Nicolson was an English divine and antiquary.-Life:He was born in Plumbland, Cumberland, the son of Joseph Nicolson, Rector of Plumbland and educated at the school in nearby Dovenby...
, divine and antiquary