Otho Nicholson
Otho Nicholson | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Westminster Abbey | |
| In office 19 March 1924 – 12 July 1932 | |
| Preceded by | John Nicholson |
| Succeeded by | Sir Sidney Herbert |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Otho William Nicholson 30 November 1891 Marylebone, London, England |
| Died | 29 June 1978 (aged 86) Ringwood, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Education | Harrow School |
| Alma mater | Magdalene College, Cambridge |
Otho William Nicholson (30 November 1891 – 29 June 1978) was a British politician. He was a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Westminster Abbey from 1924 to 1932.
Born in Marylebone, London, Nicholson entered local politics in London: he represented Finsbury on the London County Council from 1922 to 1925 and was a member of the Finsbury Borough Council, where he served as mayor in 1923–24.[1]
Nicholson was first elected to
resigning from the Commons. A by-election
to replace him was held on 12 July 1932.
On 2 March 1948, Nicholson was on a
London Heathrow Airport. He was one of two out of 21 people on board to survive.[2] Nicholson died in 1978 in Ringwood, Hampshire, aged 86.[citation needed
]
References
- Specific
- Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. December 2007.
- ^ "19 killed in crash of Dakota". gov.au. 4 March 1948. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- General
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1979)
External links
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| National | |
