William Nicholson may refer to: *

William Nicholson (English bishop) William Nicholson (1 November 1591 – 5 February 1672) was an English clergyman, a member of the Westminster Assembly and Bishop of Gloucester. Life The son of Christopher Nicholson, a rich clothier, he was born at Stratford St. Mary, Suffol ...

(1591–1672), Bishop of Gloucester * William Nicholson (chemist) (1753–1815), English chemist, publisher, and inventor *

William Nicholson (artist, born 1781) William Nicholson (25 December 1781 – 16 August 1844) was a British painter of portraits and other subjects. He was among the founding members of the Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture in 1826, and was its first secr ...

(1781–1844), English portrait-painter and etcher * William Nicholson (poet) (1782–1849), Scottish poet, known as the Bard of Galloway *

William Nicholson (U.S. Navy officer) William Carmichael Nicholson (ca. 1790 – 25 July 1872) was an officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812 and the Civil War. A native of Maryland, Nicholson was the son of naval officer John Nicholson. He entered as a mids ...

(c. 1790–1872), U.S. Navy officer *

William Adams Nicholson William Adams Nicholson (1803–1853) was an English architect who worked in Lincoln and was a founding member of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Life Born on 8 August 1803 at Southwell, Nottinghamshire, he was the son of James Nich ...

(1803–1853), English architect * William Newzam Nicholson (1816–1899), British Member of Parliament for Newark, 1880–1885 *

William Nicholson (Australian politician) William Nicholson (27 February 1816 – 10 March 1865) was an Australian colonial politician who became the third Premier of Victoria. He is remembered for having been called the "father of the ballot" due to his responsibility in introducin ...

(1816–1865), Mayor of Melbourne and Premier of Victoria * William Nicholson (American bishop) (1822–1901), American bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church *

William Nicholson (distiller) William Nicholson JP (2 September 1824 – 25 July 1909) was an English distiller and Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1866 and 1885, and later joined the Conservative Party. He was also an Englis ...

(1824–1909), British distiller, politician, cricketer and cricket benefactor * William Nicholson, 1st Baron Nicholson (1845–1918), British field marshal and Chief of the Imperial General Staff *

William Jones Nicholson William Jones Nicholson (January 16, 1856 – December 20, 1931) was a career officer in the United States Army. He attained the rank of brigadier general during World War I as commander of the 157th Infantry Brigade, a unit of the 79th Divisi ...

(1856–1931), U.S. Army general *

William Graham Nicholson William Graham Nicholson, PC, JP (11 March 1862 – 29 July 1942) was a British Liberal Unionist and later Conservative Party politician. Nicholson was born into a famous family of distillers, the son of William Nicholson and brother of John ...

(1862–1942), British Liberal Unionist and later Conservative Party politician *Sir

William Nicholson (Royal Navy officer) Admiral Sir William Coldingham Masters Nicholson, KCB (28 October 1863 – 9 January 1932) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy. Naval career William Nicholson was educated at Stubbington House Sc ...

(1863–1932), British admiral * William H. Nicholson (1869–1911), first African American fireman in the New York City Fire Department *Sir

William Nicholson (artist) Sir William Newzam Prior Nicholson (5 February 1872 – 16 May 1949) was a British painter of still-life, landscape and portraits. He also worked as a printmaker in techniques including woodcut, wood-engraving and lithography, as an illustrat ...

(1872–1949), English painter and engraver *

William Nicholson (journalist) William Brinsley Nicholson (26 August 1877 – 25 November 1957) was a New Zealand clerk, local politician, builder, journalist and editor. He was born in Opotiki, New Zealand, on 26 August 1877. He was elected to the Petone Borough Council ...

(1877–1957), New Zealand clerk, local politician, builder, journalist and editor *

Willie Nicholson William G. Nicholson was a Scottish professional football outside left who made over 260 appearances in the Scottish League for Queen's Park and Rangers. Honours Rangers * Scottish League First Division (3): 1929–30, 1933–34, 1934 ...

(fl. 1924–1936), Scottish footballer * William L. Nicholson (1926–2020), U.S. Air Force general *

William Nicholson (sound engineer) William M. Nicholson (born November 18th, 1937) is a sound re-recording mixer at NBC Universal studios in Los Angeles, California. During his lengthy career, he has received numerous awards and nominations, including 5 Emmy awards, 22 Emmy nomina ...

(born 1937), American film sound engineer *

William Nicholson (writer) William Benedict Nicholson, OBE, FRSL (born 12 January 1948) is a British screenwriter, playwright, and novelist who has been nominated twice for an Oscar. Early life A native of Lewes, Sussex, William Nicholson was raised in a Roman Catholi ...

(born 1948), British screenwriter, playwright and novelist

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