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Lieutenant-General Francis Nicholson (12 November 1655 – 16 March 1728 [O.S. 5 March 1727]) was a British Army general and colonial official who served as the governor of South Carolina from 1721 to 1725.
Dec 22, 2021 · Learn about the life and career of Francis Nicholson, who served as lieutenant governor and governor of several colonial territories in North America. Find out how he reorganized the militia, founded Williamsburg, and clashed with the local elites.
Sir Francis Nicholson (1655-1728) was colonial governor of a number of colonies: New York, Virginia, Maryland, Nova Scotia, and South Carolina. Francis Nicholson was born on Nov. 12, 1655, in Yorkshire, England.
Nov 23, 2010 · Francis Nicholson is a man who made a difference. He was born, the son of a weaver, in Pickering, North Yorkshire, in 1753. Upon leaving school, he yearned to become an artist. He trained for three years in Scarborough, and for two short periods in London.
Artist: Francis Nicholson (British, 1753–1844) Publisher: Rodwell & Martin (British, active 1819–35) Printer: Charles Joseph Hullmandel (British, London 1789–1850 London) Published in: London. Date: 1821. Medium: Illustrations: lithographs. Dimensions: 13 7/8 × 19 11/16 in. (35.2 × 50 cm) Classification: Books
Jun 8, 2016 · Nicholson was named lieutenant governor of New York in 1688 and became lieutenant governor of Virginia a year later. Unsuccessful in securing the governorship of Virginia, he then took the post as lieutenant governor of Maryland in 1692, serving until 1698.
Francis Nicholson was born in Pickering, Yorkshire, but lived in Whitby, Knaresborough and Ripon, before moving to London in around 1803. After studying under local artists in...
