Edward Nicholl
Commander Sir Edward Nicholl KBE JP DL (17 June 1862 – 30 March 1939[1]) was a British officer of the Royal Naval Reserve who subsequently became a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP).
Nicholl was born at Pool, Cornwall and in 1889 was granted a Commission in the Royal Naval Reserve. He was knighted in 1916 for war services.[2]
He was elected at the 1918 general election as MP for Penryn and Falmouth but did not seek re-election in 1922 general election.[3]
In the King's Birthday Honours 1928, he was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for "political and public services".[4]
Further reading
- T. C. Wignall; The life of Commander Sir Edward Nicholl; Mills & Boon Ltd.; London, 1921
References
- "Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with "P", part 1". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
- "No. 29671". The London Gazette. 18 July 1916. p. 7093.
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 313. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- "No. 33390". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 1928. p. 3854.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Commander Sir Edward Nicholl
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Charles Sydney Goldman |
Member of Parliament for Penryn and Falmouth 1918 – 1922 |
Succeeded by Denis Shipwright |
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