George S. Nichols
George Sylvester Nichols | |
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Member of the New York State Senate from the 10th district | |
In office 1856–1857 | |
Preceded by | Eliakim Sherrill |
Succeeded by | George W. Pratt |
Personal details | |
Born | Athens, New York, U.S. | January 12, 1820
Died | May 29, 1916 | (aged 96)
George Sylvester Nichols (January 12, 1820 – May 29, 1916) was an American politician and Union Army officer from New York.
Life
Nichols was born on January 12, 1820, in Athens, New York. His parents were Sylvester Nichols, a judge and assemblyman, and Lucy Hamilton.[1] In 1832, he entered Lenox Academy. In 1834, he began attending Fairfield Academy. In 1837, he studied in Kinderhook Academy, which was founded by his grandfather.[2]
From 1838 to 1846, Nichols was the captain of his father's sloop Science, which carried goods from Athens to
In November 1861, when the
In 1867,
In 1845, Nichols married Ann Netterville Foster. Their four children were Mary, Foster, Charles E., and Arthur. He was a freemason and an Episcopalian.[2]
Nichols died at home on May 29, 1916. When he died, he was the oldest surviving commanding officer from the Civil War.[5] He was buried in Athens Rural Cemetery.
References
- ^ a b History of Greene County, New York. New York, N.Y.: J. B. Beers & Co. 1884. pp. 193–194.
- ^ a b c d Biographical Review : Containing Life Sketches of Leading Citizens of Schenectady, Schoharie and Green Counties, New York. Vol. XXXIII. Boston, M.A.: Biographical Review Publishing Company. 1899. pp. 151–153.
- ^ Bungay, George Washington (1857). Pen and Ink Portraits of the Senators, Assemblymen, and State Officers, of the State of New York. Albany, N.Y.: J. Munsell. p. 49.
- ^ Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York For the Year 1894. Vol. III. Albany, N.Y.: James B. Lyon. 1895. p. 235.
- ^ "Gen. Geo. S. Nichols Dies" (PDF). The New York Times. Vol. LXV, no. 21311. 30 May 1916.