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About Lieutenant-General Francis Nicholson
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Do not confuse this Francis with Francis Nicholson.
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From an unidentified source:
Nicholson, Francis (Nov. 12, 1655 - Mar. 5, 1728), colonial governor, was born at Downholme Parke, near Richmond, in Yorkshire, England, on a part of the vast Bolton estate, but his parentage is not known. It has been suggested (Dalton, post) that he was a natural son of Lord St. John, later Duke of Bolton, who came into possession of the property shortly before Nicholson's birth. But more probably, he was the son or grandson of a certain Francis Nicholson, who had assisted the Earl of Sunderland, former owner of the estate, in arranging his children's inheritance in 1629 ("Yorkshire Royalist Composition Papers," vol. I, Yorkshire ArchÏological Society. Record Series, vol. XV, 1893, pp. 56-57). In either case, the Duke of Bolton took an active interest in Nicholson's career.
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Date and place of birth have also been erroneously reported to be November 12, 1655 at Richmond, Yorkshire, England.
- charter member of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel
not knighted as has been commonly claimed, thus he did not hold the title Sir (even though Wikipedia's article about him shows it)
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Lieutenant-General Francis Nicholson's Timeline
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November 12, 1655
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Downholme, Yorkshire, England (United Kingdom)
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| 1727 |
March 5, 1727
Age 71
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London, Middlesex (now Greater London), England, Kingdom of Great Britain (now United Kingdom)
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St George's Hanover Square Church, Westminster, Middlesex (now Greater London), England, Kingdom of Great Britain (now United Kingdom)
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