John Sanctuary Nicholson
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| This article does not cite any references or sources. (April 2007) Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed. |
Brigadier-General John Sanctuary Nicholson (19 May 1863 – 21 February 1924), CB, CMG, CBE, DSO was a British Conservative politician and soldier.
He was Commandant-General of the Police Forces and Inspector-General of Volunteers in Rhodesia from 1898 until 1903. In 1921, he was elected Member of Parliament for Westminster Abbey at a by-election. He was returned again in the 1922 election, but died two years later.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William Burdett-Coutts |
Member of Parliament for Westminster Abbey 1921–1924 |
Succeeded by Otho William Nicholson |
| This biographical article related to the British Army is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories: Conservative MP (UK) stubs | British Army personnel stubs | 1863 births | 1924 deaths | British Army generals | Conservative MPs (UK) | Commanders of the Order of the British Empire | Companions of the Distinguished Service Order | Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George | Companions of the Order of the Bath | Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies | Politics of Westminster | UK MPs 1918-1922 | UK MPs 1922-1923 | UK MPs 1923-1924

