Charles Archibald Nichols

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Charles Archibald Nichols (1916)

Charles Archibald Nichols (born August 25, 1876 in Boyne City , Charlevoix County , Michigan , †  April 25, 1920 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1915 and 1920 he represented the state of Michigan in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Charles Nichols attended the public schools in his home country and then worked from 1898 to 1905 as a journalist for two newspapers in Detroit . Among other things, he was a crime reporter. From 1905 to 1908 he worked as a department head for the Detroit City Police Department. Between 1908 and 1912 he worked as a council clerk ( City Clerk ) for the local city administration.

Politically, Nichols was a member of the Republican Party . In the 1914 congressional elections , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in the 13th constituency of Michigan state, where he succeeded Patrick H. Kelley on March 3, 1915 . After two re-elections, he could remain in Congress until his death on April 25, 1920 . From 1919 he was chairman of the Committee on the Census . World War I fell during Nichols' time as Congressman . In 1919, the 18th amendment to the Constitution was passed in Congress, which prohibited the distribution and transport of alcoholic beverages nationwide. In Nichols' death in 1920 also was with the 19th Amendment to the women's suffrage introduced nationwide. After Nichols' death, his seat fell in a by-election to Clarence J. McLeod .

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SURNAME Nichols, Charles Archibald
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH August 25, 1876
PLACE OF BIRTH Boyne City , Michigan
DATE OF DEATH April 25, 1920
Place of death Washington, DC