John Nichols (politician)

John Nichols (born November 14, 1834 in Eagle Rock , Wake County , North Carolina , †  September 22, 1917 in Raleigh , North Carolina) was an American politician . Between 1887 and 1889 he represented the state of North Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Nichols attended the public schools in his home country and then completed an apprenticeship in the printing trade. He also graduated from Lovejoy Academy in Raleigh in 1855 . He then worked in the printing industry, where he printed books and newspapers, among other things. From 1873 to 1877, Nichols directed the North Carolina Institute for the Blind and Deaf-Mute. Between 1879 and 1881 he worked for the Durham City Treasury . After that, Nichols was a post holder in Raleigh from 1881 to 1885 . He was then secretary and treasurer of the North Carolina State Fair Association .

In the congressional election of 1886 , Nichols was elected as an independent candidate in the fourth constituency of North Carolina to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded William Ruffin Cox on March 4, 1887 . Since he was not confirmed in 1888, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1889 .

Between 1889 and 1893, John Nichols held various positions for the US Treasury Department . He then returned to Raleigh, where he initially worked for the tax authorities. From 1897 until his death on September 22, 1917, Nichols served as the United States Commissioner for the eastern part of North Carolina.

Web links

• John Nichols in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John Nichols in the database of Find a Grave (English)