Samuel Danford Nicholson (February 22, 1859March 24, 1923) was a

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from

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. Nicholson was born on Feb. 22, 1859 in Springfield,

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, he attended the public schools there and moved to

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and then to

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and later, in 1881, to

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. Nicholson became interested in

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, and advanced from miner to foreman, superintendent, manager, and then president of the Western Mining Company. He discovered the

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that bears his name, Nicholsonite. From 1893 to 1897, Nicholson was the

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of Leadville; he moved to

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in 1902. In 1914 and 1916, he was an unsuccessful candidate for

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. During the

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, he served as State chairman of the

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and

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campaigns, and was a member of the

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. He was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1921, until his death in Denver on March 24, 1923. His interment was in Fairmount Cemetery in Denver.

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