Francis Nicholson
British general and colonial official · Politicians · Lived 1655 to 1728 · aged 72
Lieutenant-General Francis Nicholson was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of South Carolina from 1721 to 1725.
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Portrait of Edmund Andros by Mary Beale
Engraving depicting the arrest of Andros
The earliest known map of Annapolis, a 1743 copy of a 1718 map
James Blair, whose efforts to found the College of William and Mary Nicholson supported
A 1702 map showing Williamsburg, Virginia
Nicholson worked with Samuel Vetch during the war, but then turned against him afterward
Map made in 1721 by a Catawba chief and given to Nicholson. Charleston is to the left, the circles represent distinct tribes or clans, and the lines between them represent connections between those groups.Awards
About this person
He also served as the governor of Nova Scotia from 1712 to 1715, the governor of Virginia from 1698 to 1705, the governor of Maryland from 1694 to 1698, the lieutenant-governor of Virginia from 1690 to 1692 and the lieutenant-governor of the Dominion of New England from 1688 to 1689.
Category
Politicians
Type
Public Official
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1655 to 1728 · aged 72
