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   Dec 22, 2021 · SUMMARY. Francis Nicholson served as lieutenant governor of the Dominion of New England (1688–1689), lieutenant governor of Virginia (1690–1692), governor of Maryland (1694–1698), governor of Virginia (1698–1705), governor of Nova Scotia (1712–1715), and governor of South Carolina (1721–1725). Born in Yorkshire, England, Nicholson ...

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   Lieutenant-General Francis Nicholson (12 November 1655 – 16 March 1728 [ O.S. 5 March 1727]) [1] was a British Army general and colonial official who served as the governor of South Carolina from 1721 to 1725. He previously was the Governor of Nova Scotia from 1712 to 1715, the Governor of Virginia from 1698 to 1705, the Governor of Maryland ...

   • Years of service: 1680-1727/28
   • Resting place: St George's Hanover Square Church

   • Rank: Lieutenant-General

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   How many governors did Francis Nicholson serve?

   • Francis Nicholson served as lieutenant governor of the Dominion of New England (1688–1689), lieutenant governor of Virginia (1690–1692), governor of Maryland (1694–1698), governor of Virginia (1698–1705), governor of Nova Scotia (1712–1715), and governor of South Carolina (1721–1725).

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   What happened to Francis Nicholson?

   • Francis Nicholson is appointed lieutenant governor of Virginia, where he will govern in the absence of Governor Francis Howard, baron Howard of Effingham. A week after a new governor, Sir Edmund Andros, arrives in Virginia, Francis Nicholson resigns his position as lieutenant governor and leaves the colony.

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   What did Francis Nicholson do?

   • Francis Nicholson is commissioned lieutenant in the earl of Plymouth's regiment, a unit created to reinforce the North African colony of Tangier against attack by the Moors. In response to an attack by the Moors, English troops evacuate the North African colony of Tangier.

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   When did John Nicholson become governor of Placentia?

   • In a dispute marked by bitterness and sometimes extreme accusations (Vetch, for example, accused Nicholson of Jacobite sympathies), Nicholson was awarded the post in October 1712. His commission also included the governorship of Placentia, and authority as auditor of all colonial accounts.

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4. www.encyclopedia.com › sir-francis-nicholsonSir Francis Nicholson | Encyclopedia.com

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   Sir Francis Nicholson. Sir Francis Nicholson (1655-1728) was colonial governor of a number of colonies: New York, Virginia, Maryland, Nova Scotia, and South Carolina. Francis Nicholson was born on Nov. 12, 1655, in Yorkshire, England. Entering the army in 1679, he spent several years as courier and aide to the governor of Tangier in West Africa ...

5. www.jstor.org › stable › 27648986Governor Francis Nicholson and the Character of the Good ...

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   Governor Francis Nicholson and the Character of the Good Ruler in Early Virginia By Kevin R. Hardwick r rancis Nicholson, the royal governor of Virginia, was a wildly immoderate and disordered man. His character was depraved, disso lute, and ungodly. "One might as well pretend to describe an hurricane

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7. research.colonialwilliamsburg.org › libraryFrancis Nicholson Papers | The Colonial Williamsburg Official ...

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   Transcript: TR/21. 1 vol. ( [30] pp.) and 83 pieces. Letters and papers of Francis Nicholson (1660–1728), one of the chief founders and benefactors of the College of William and Mary, lieutenant governor of Virginia, 1690–1692, and governor, 1698–1705. The papers contain five main subjects: the college; Nicholson’s infatuation for Lucy ...

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   The Francis Nicholson Papers, 1695-1765, Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library; including correspondence to Nicholson, governor of Virginia, and papers concerning Nicholson's will. Francis Nicholson Papers, 1695-1765. 17 items.

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   A Note on Governor Francis Nicholson Contributed by FRANCIS GODWIN JAMES* COLONEL FRANCIS NICHOLSON, who served as lieutenant governor (I690-I692) and then as governor of Virginia (i698-I705), is a figure well known to those interested in colonial Virginia. His unsuccessful courtship of Lucy Burwell and his acrimonious