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    Nicols, John

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    Senate 1864-65 (District 21); Senate 1872-73 (District 24)

    Party when first elected:  Not Available

    Counties Served:  Ramsey

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: ??/??/1811 (uncertain)
    Birth Place: Maryland
    Birth County: Talbot
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 7/29/1873 (uncertain)
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Saint Paul
    Occupation (when first elected): Merchant/Iron Trade

    EDUCATION

    Hillsboro Academy, Maryland; Secondary;

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Board of Regents: University of Minnesota; 18?? to 18??
    State Legislator (Not Minnesota): Maryland Legislature (3 terms); 18?? to 18??
    County Board/Commissioner: Ramsey County, Minnesota (County Commissioner); 1860 to 1861
    School Board/Administration: St. Paul, Minnesota (Board of Education); 1862 to 1865
    County Board/Commissioner: Ramsey County, Minnesota (County Commissioner); 1871 to 1873

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Married
    Children: At least One child: Mary Katherine (daughter)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
    William Blake Dean  - Son-in-Law

    GENERAL NOTES

    Toensing lists 1811 as his birth year. The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota. St. Paul: Press Printing Company, 1873 lists 1817.

    He moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1843. He came to St. Paul, Minnesota in 1851 or 1855.

    Total Days Served: 1303

    SESSIONS SERVED

    15th Legislative Session (1873)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/7/1873
    Body: Senate
    District: 24
    Elected: 11/7/1871
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/2/1872 to 7/29/1873 (unfinished term)
    Oath Date: 1/2/1872
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Merchant
    Party: Republican Party Notes: His party affiliation was provided by The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, 1873.
    Committees:
    • Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum
    • Finance (Chair)
    • Joint University and University Lands
    Reason for unfinished term: Death
    Session Notes: He died while in office. Toensing and A History of the City of St. Paul to 1875, 1983 edition, by J. Fletcher Williams, p. 448 list his death year as 1873. However Minnesota in Three Centuries, 1908 lists 1874. If they are correct then he finished his term on January 5, 1874.

    14th Legislative Session (1872)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1872
    Body: Senate
    District: 24
    Elected: 11/7/1871
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/2/1872 to 7/29/1873 (unfinished term)
    Oath Date: 1/2/1872
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Merchant
    Party: Republican Party Notes: His party affiliation was provided by The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, 1873.
    Committees:
    • Finance (Chair)
    • Joint Congressional Apportionment
    • Joint University and University Lands
    • State Charitable Institutions
    Reason for unfinished term: Death
    Session Notes: He died in office, if Toensing has listed his death year correctly. Minnesota in Three Centuries, 1908 lists 1874. If they are correct then he finished his term on January 5, 1874.

    7th Legislative Session (1865)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/1865
    Body: Senate
    District: 21
    Elected: 11/3/1863
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/5/1864 to 1/1/1866
    Oath Date: 1/5/1864
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Merchant
    Party: Not Available
    Committees:
    • Banks (Chair)
    • Claims (Chair)
    • Federal Relations
    • State Prison

    6th Legislative Session (1864)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/1864
    Body: Senate
    District: 21
    Elected: 11/3/1863
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/5/1864 to 1/1/1866
    Oath Date: 1/5/1864
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Merchant/Iron Trade
    Party: Not Available
    Committees:
    • Banks (Chair)
    • Claims (Chair)
    • Federal Relations
    • Joint Taxes and Tax Laws

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