Jonathan Nichols Jr.

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Jonathan Nichols Jr.
34th and 36th
Deputy Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
In office
1753–1754
GovernorWilliam Greene Sr.
Preceded byJoseph Whipple III
Succeeded byJohn Gardner
In office
1755–1756
GovernorStephen Hopkins
Preceded byJohn Gardner
Succeeded byJohn Gardner
Personal details
Born24 October 1712
Newport, Rhode Island
DiedSeptember 8, 1756 (1756-09-09) (aged 43)
Newport, Rhode Island
Resting placeNichols-Hazard Burial Ground, Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Spouse(s)Mary Lawton
Mary Bull
OccupationDeputy Governor

Jonathan Nichols Jr. (October 24, 1712 – September 8, 1756)

Joseph Whipple III
, resigned amid the collapse of his personal fortune, and Nichols completed his term. In 1755 Nichols was again selected as Deputy Governor, completing his first one-year term, then dying during his second year in office.

Nichols is credited with building a house in Newport in 1748, later known as the

William Hunter, a United States Senator, and ambassador to Brazil
.

Images

  • "Hunter House" first occupied by Nichols
    "Hunter House" first occupied by Nichols
  • Nichols' grave marker, Nichols-Hassard Cemetery, Portsmouth
    Nichols' grave marker, Nichols-Hassard Cemetery, Portsmouth

Ancestry

The ancestry of Jonathan Nichols Jr. is found in Austin's Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Austin 1887, p. 138.

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