John Conover Nichols

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John Conover Nichols

John Conover Nichols (born August 31, 1896 in Joplin , Missouri , † November 7, 1945 in Asmara , Eritrea ) was an American politician . Between 1935 and 1943 he represented the 2nd Congressional Constituency of Oklahoma in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Nichols attended public schools in his home town of Missouri and Colorado Springs . He also graduated from Teachers College in Emporia ( Kansas ). Between 1917 and 1919 he took part in the First World War as an infantry soldier in the US Army . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1926, he began to practice in his new profession in Eufaula (Oklahoma).

Politically, Nichols became a member of the Democratic Party , whose candidate he was elected to the US House of Representatives in 1934. There he replaced William W. Hastings on January 3, 1935 . Since he also won the following four elections, he was able to exercise his mandate in Congress until his resignation on July 3, 1943 . His resignation came because he had been named vice president of Transcontinental & Western Air . He held this office until his death in November 1945 in a plane crash in Eritrea, which was then under British administration. Nichols was also temporarily buried there. Later his remains were transferred to Eufaula and reburied there.

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SURNAME Nichols, John Conover
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH August 31, 1896
PLACE OF BIRTH Joplin , Missouri
DATE OF DEATH November 7, 1945
Place of death Asmara , Eritrea