Samuel D. Nicholson

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Samuel D. Nicholson

Samuel Danford Nicholson (born February 22, 1859 in Springfield , Prince Edward Island , Province of Canada , †  March 24, 1923 in Denver ) was an American politician who represented the state of Colorado in the US Senate .

Nicholson attended schools in his Canadian homeland before moving to the United States. He settled first in Michigan , later in Nebraska and finally in 1881 in Leadville (Colorado). There he worked in the mining industry, rising from simple worker to foreman, manager and ultimately to president of the Western Mining Company . He discovered a zinc ore that was later named after him: nicholsonite .

Nicholson began his political career as a member of the Populist Party , for which he was elected mayor of Leadville in 1893; he held this office for four years. In 1902 he moved to Denver. In the years 1914 and 1916 he ran for the office of governor of Colorado unsuccessfully , meanwhile transferred to the Republicans . During the First World War he was a member of the United States Fuel Administration .

In 1920 Samuel Nicholson was elected to the US Senate. He took up his mandate from March 4, 1921, but died two years later on March 24, 1923 in Denver.

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SURNAME Nicholson, Samuel D.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nicholson, Samuel Danford (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 22, 1859
PLACE OF BIRTH Springfield , Province of Canada
DATE OF DEATH March 24, 1923
Place of death Denver , Colorado