John Nichols

US Navy Sailing Master on the Frigate USS Constitution during the War of 1812. Listed on the Museum site at www.ussconstitutionmuseam.com

"Served Oct 18, 1812 to April 27, 1813. Born in Boston 1781.

Nichols entered USS Constitution on October 28, 1812. His rank was Sailing Master. He was on the larboard watch stationed on the forecastle. He also served as second captain on the no. 13 gun. He was transferred from USS Constitution on April 27, 1813.

Nichols died on May 10, 1813 in Lorraine, New York."
(North of Syracuse, near the Eastern Shore of Lake Ontario.
Died May 10, 1813.

From Wikipedia February 18, 2022:
"United States Navy
Master, originally sailing master, was a historic warrant officer rank of the United States Navy, above that of a midshipman, after 1819 passed midshipman, after 1862 ensign, and below a lieutenant.[28]

Some masters were appointed to command ships, with the rank of master commandant.[29] In 1837, sailing master was renamed master, master commandant was renamed commander, and some masters were commissioned as officers, formally "master in line for promotion" to distinguish them from the warrant masters who would not be promoted.[29]

After 1855, passed midshipmen who were graduates of the Naval Academy filled the positions of master.[30] Both the commissioned officer rank of master and warrant officer rank of master were maintained until both were merged into the current rank of lieutenant, junior grade on 3 March 1883.[31]

In 1862 masters wore a gold bar for rank insignia, which became a silver bar in 1877. In 1881 they started wearing sleeve stripes of one 1⁄2-inch (13 mm) and one 1⁄4-inch-wide (6.4 mm) strip of gold lace, still used for the rank of lieutenant, junior grade."