Wilson Cary Nicholas

Wilson Cary Nicholas (born January 31, 1761 in Williamsburg , Colony of Virginia , † October 10, 1820 in Charlottesville , Virginia ) was an American politician and from 1814 to 1816 governor of the state of Virginia. He also represented his state in both chambers of the US Congress .

Early years

Wilson Nicholas came from a politically active family. His brother John was a member of the US House of Representatives from 1793 to 1800 . His nephew Robert (1793-1857) represented the state of Louisiana in the US Senate between 1835 and 1840 . Wilson Nicholas graduated from the College of William & Mary . He also took part in the War of Independence .

Promotion to the Senate

Nicholas served in the Virginia House of Representatives from 1784 to 1789 and from 1794 to 1799 . In 1788 he was also a delegate to the assembly that ratified the United States Constitution. After the death of Henry Tazewell , Wilson Nicholas was elected as his successor to the US Senate. He exercised this mandate between December 5, 1799 and May 22, 1804. Then he resigned to head customs in the port of Norfolk . His seat in the Senate went to Andrew Moore .

Congressman and Governor of Virginia

Nicholas remained in charge of customs until 1807. Between March 4, 1807 and November 27, 1809 he was a member of the US House of Representatives. He resigned from this mandate in 1809 for health reasons. After that he retired from politics for some time. In 1814 he was elected by the legislature as the new governor of his state as a candidate of the Democratic Republican Party . After a re-election in 1815, he was able to hold this office between December 11, 1814 and December 11, 1816. As governor, he tried to get the federal government reimbursed for Virginia's expenses incurred in the British-American War . His successor James Patton Preston could later reap the fruits of these efforts . He also campaigned for better education policy.

Another résumé

After his time Governor Nicholas was the branch of the ladder for a short time Bank of the United States in Richmond . After that, his health deteriorated and he died on October 10, 1820 at the Tufton manor near Charlottesville. He was buried in the Thomas Jefferson family cemetery in Monticello . Wilson Nicholas had two children with his wife Margaret Smith.

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SURNAME	Nicholas, Wilson Cary
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	January 31, 1761
PLACE OF BIRTH	Williamsburg , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH	October 10, 1820
Place of death	Charlottesville , Virginia