Joseph Nicholson (public official)
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Joseph Nicholson Jr. (died 1786) was a public official from Maryland during the American Revolution.
Background
[edit]Nicholson Jr. was born to Colonel Joseph Nicholson in Kent County, Maryland. He studied law and later was elected Sheriff of Queen Anne's County from 1760-1763.[1]
From 1776 to 1777 he served in the Council of Safety for the Eastern Shore.[2] He was elected to the Second Continental Congress in 1777 but did not attend.[1] He served as a member of the Maryland State Senate representing the Eastern Shore from 1776-1781.[1]
On July 28, 1757, Nicholson married Elizabeth Hopper.[1] They would have five children, including Joseph Hopper Nicholson, a U.S. congressman.[3]
Nicholson died in 1786 in Queen Anne's County.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Joseph Nicholson , MSA SC 3520-940". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "Archives of Maryland, Volume 0016, Page 0156 - Journal and Correspondence of the Maryland Council of Safety, January 1-March 20, 1777". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "Joseph Hopper Nicholson, MSA SC 3520-1893". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
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