Jonathan Nichols Jr.
Jonathan Nichols, Jr. | |
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| 34th and 36th Deputy Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations | |
| In office 1753–1754 | |
| Governor | William Greene |
| Preceded by | Joseph Whipple, III |
| Succeeded by | John Gardner |
| In office 1755–1756 | |
| Governor | Stephen Hopkins |
| Preceded by | John Gardner |
| Succeeded by | John Gardner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 October 17112 Newport, Rhode Island |
| Died | September 8, 1756 Newport, Rhode Island |
| Resting place | Nichols-Hazard Burial Ground, Portsmouth, Rhode Island |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Lawton Mary Bull |
| Occupation | Deputy Governor |
Jonathan Nichols, Jr. (October 24, 1712 – September 8, 1756)[1] was a deputy governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. He was the son of former Deputy Governor Jonathan Nichols and Elizabeth Lawton.[1] Nichols became Deputy Governor in November 1753 when his predecessor, Joseph Whipple, III, resigned amid the collapse of his personal fortune, and Nichols completed his term. In 1755 Nichols was again selected as Deputy Governor, completing his first one-year term, then dying during his second year in office.
Nichols is credited with building a house in Newport in 1748, later known as the Hunter House. Following his death, the house was owned by Deputy Governor Joseph Wanton, Jr., a loyalist, and following the American Revolutionary War was owned by William Hunter, a United States Senator, and ambassador to Brazil.
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Nichols' grave marker, Nichols-Hassard Cemetery, Portsmouth
Ancestry
The ancestry of Jonathan Nichols, Jr. is found in Austin's Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island.[1]
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See also
- List of lieutenant governors of Rhode Island
- List of colonial governors of Rhode Island
- Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
References
Bibliography
- Austin, John Osborne (1887). Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island. Albany, New York: J. Munsell's Sons. ISBN 978-0-8063-0006-1.
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Further reading
- Bicknell, Thomas Williams (1920). The History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Vol. Vol.3. New York: The American Historical Society. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
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External links
- Gravesite of Deputy Governor Nichols
- Hunter House article
- State list of lieutenant governors of Rhode Island