Samuel Nicholls

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Samuel Robert Nicholls (15 May 188526 September 1939) was an Australian politician. Born in Mudgee, New South Wales, he was educated at public schools and became a clerk and cement worker. In 1917, he narrowly defeated Ernest Carr, a Labor turned Nationalist MP, to win the Australian House of Representatives seat of Macquarie for Labor. He held the seat until his defeat in 1922 by Nationalist Arthur Manning. He died in 1939.[1]

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  1. ^ Carr, Adam (2008). Australian Election Archive. Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved on 2008-05-23.
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by
Ernest Carr
Member for Macquarie
1917 – 1922
Succeeded by
Arthur Manning


Persondata
NAME Nicholls, Samuel Robert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH 15 May 1885
PLACE OF BIRTH Mudgee, New South Wales
DATE OF DEATH 26 September 1939
PLACE OF DEATH