Henry Nicoll

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Henry Nicoll (born October 23, 1812 in New York City , † November 28, 1879 there ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1847 and 1849 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Henry Nicoll was born and raised in New York City about four months after the outbreak of the British-American War . He graduated from Columbia College (now Columbia University ) in 1830 . Nicoll studied law and began practicing law in New York City in 1835 after receiving his license to practice law. In 1847 he took part as a delegate to the New York Constituent Assembly . Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party . In the congressional elections of 1846 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the third constituency of New York , where he succeeded William S. Miller on March 4, 1847 . He retired from the after March 3, 1849 Congress of. He then resumed his practice as a lawyer. He died in New York City on November 28, 1879 and was buried in the Mastic Family Cemetery.

Web links

  • Henry Nicoll in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Nicoll, Henry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH October 23, 1812
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH November 28, 1879
Place of death New York City