Lothian Nicholson
| Sir Lothian Nicholson | |
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 Lt. Gen. Sir Lothian Nicholson |
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| Born | 19 January 1827 |
| Died | 27 June 1893 (aged 66) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |  British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Lieutenant-General Sir Lothian Nicholson KCB (19 January 1827 – 27 June 1893) was Governor of Gibraltar.
History [edit]
Educated at Mr Malleson's School in Hove and at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Nicholson was commissioned into the Royal Corps of Engineers in 1846.[1] In 1855 he was sent to the Crimean War where he took part in the Siege of Sevastopol.[1] Then in 1857 he went to Calcutta to help suppress the Indian Mutiny.[1] He was present at the capture of Lucknow.[2]
He was appointed to command the Royal Engineers in the London District in 1861 and then the Royal Engineers in Gibraltar from 1868.[1] Later that year he became Assistant Adjutant-General for the Royal Engineers in Ireland.[1]
In 1878 he was made Lieutenant Governor of Jersey and in 1886 he was made Inspector-General of Fortifications.[1] In 1891 he became Governor of Gibraltar: he died in office in 1893[1] and is buried in North Front Cemetery there.[3]
References [edit]
| Government offices | ||
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| Preceded by Sir William Norcott |
Lieutenant Governor of Jersey 1878–1883 |
Succeeded by Henry Wray |
| Preceded by Sir Leicester Smyth |
Governor of Gibraltar 1891 – 1893 |
Succeeded by Sir Robert Biddulph |
