Samuel Nicholson (other)
Samuel Nicholson (1743–1811) was an officer in the Continental Navy and the United States Navy. Samuel Nicholson may also refer to: * Samuel Nicholson (merchant) (1738–1827), English wholesale haberdasher and banker * Samuel Caldwell Nicholson (died 1891), British trade unionist * Samuel D. Nicholson (1859–1923), United States Senator from Colorado * Sam Nicholson (born 1995), Scottish footballer See also * Nicholson (name) Nicholson is a Germanic name, Germanic and Scottish surname. It is a patronymic form of the given name ''Nichol'', which was a common medieval form of ''Nicholas''. People with the surname * Aideen Nicholson (1927–2019), Irish-born Canadian ...

Samuel Nicholson
Samuel Nicholson (1743 – December 28, 1811) was an officer in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War and later in the United States Navy. Along with shipwright George Claghorn he oversaw the building of ("Old Ironsides"), and Nicholson was that ship's first commander. Personal life The son of Joseph and Hannah Scott Nicholson, Samuel Nicholson was born in Chestertown, Maryland. He married Mary Dowse, sister of Edward Dowse, on February 9, 1780, and had "a large family of children". They lived in Dedham, Massachusetts, and at least three of their daughters were baptized in the Episcopal Church there. Service in American Revolution Nicholson was a captain in the Continental Navy. He served as a lieutenant aboard under John Paul Jones who at the time was commander of , which was used to capture three British sloops-of-war. Nicholson also commanded ''Dolphin'' in 1776. Post revolution service By the time the American Revolution was finally won t ...
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Samuel Nicholson (merchant)
Samuel Nicholson (1738–1827) was a London wholesale haberdasher, known as a Unitarian and associate of radicals. He is remembered for his social connections with William Wordsworth in the early 1790s. Earlier life Nicholson was born on 4 September 1738, the son of George Nicholson, and grandson of the nonconformist minister George Nicholson (1636–1690) of Kirkoswald, Cumbria, Kirkoswald, Cumberland. He was in business in London as a wholesale haberdasher, in Cateaton Street. His warehouse was adjacent to his home. In the 1780s, Nicholson was a member of the Society for Constitutional Information. Relationship with Wordsworth Wordsworth met Nicholson through a family connection, Elizabeth Threlkeld, who had been Dorothy Wordsworth's foster mother (1778–1787) in Halifax, Yorkshire. Elizabeth married William Rawson in 1791; they were both Unitarians. They moved to London from Halifax, knew Nicholson, and introduced William to him. The period when Wordsworth dined regularly wi ...
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Samuel Caldwell Nicholson
Samuel Caldwell Nicholson (died 1891) was a British trade unionist. Nicholson was a compositor who became the Treasurer of the Manchester Typographical Society. In 1864, he was elected the first President of the Manchester and Salford Trades Council. After hearing from William Dronfield, Secretary of the Sheffield Typographical Society, of the lack of interest in trade union matters at the Congress of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science, Nicholson proposed forming a Trades Union Congress (TUC).D. E. Martin (23 September 2004). Dronfield, William. ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography The ''Dictionary of National Biography'' (''DNB'') is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history, published since 1885. The updated ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (''ODNB'') was published on 23 September ...'' Nicholson was also General Secretary of the Annual Moveable Delegation of the Order of Druids, and this event ...
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Samuel D
Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the biblical judges to the United Kingdom of Israel under Saul, and again in the monarchy's transition from Saul to David. He is venerated as a prophet in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In addition to his role in the Hebrew scriptures, Samuel is mentioned in Jewish rabbinical literature, in the Christian New Testament, and in the second chapter of the Quran (although Islamic texts do not mention him by name). He is also treated in the fifth through seventh books of ''Antiquities of the Jews'', written by the Jewish scholar Josephus in the first century. He is first called "the Seer" in 1 Samuel 9:9. Biblical account Family Samuel's mother was Hannah and his father was Elkanah. Elkanah lived at Ramathaim in the district of Zuph. His ge ...
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Sam Nicholson
Sam Alastair Nicholson (born 20 January 1995) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a left winger or left midfielder for Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer. Career Heart of Midlothian Nicholson attended Penicuik High School in Midlothian and grew up supporting Heart of Midlothian. He joined Hearts aged 12, progressing through their youth teams until on 31 August 2013, he made his senior debut for the club, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute in a Scottish Premiership match against Inverness Caledonian Thistle, replacing Jamie Walker in a 2–0 defeat. His first senior goal for the side came on 18 January 2014, helping Hearts come from 3–1 down at McDiarmid Park scoring in the 89th minute to help Hearts earn a point in a 3–3 draw against St Johnstone. On 16 June 2014, Nicholson signed a new three-year contract extending his stay until the summer of 2017, following the club's relegation to the Scottish Championship. Nicholson began the 2014–15 season by setting up ...
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