Samuel D. Nicholson

Samuel Danford Nicholson (February 22, 1859 – March 24, 1923) was a United States Senator from Colorado.

Samuel Danford Nicholson
United States Senator
from Colorado
In office
March 4, 1921 – March 24, 1923
Preceded byCharles S. Thomas
Succeeded byAlva B. Adams
Personal details
Born(1859-02-22)February 22, 1859
Springfield, Prince Edward Island, Canada
DiedMarch 24, 1923(1923-03-24) (aged 64)
Denver, Colorado
Political partyRepublican

Born in Springfield, Prince Edward Island, Canada, he attended the public schools there and moved to Michigan and then to Nebraska and later, in 1881, to Leadville, Colorado.

Nicholson became interested in mining, and advanced from miner to foreman, superintendent, manager, and then president of the Western Mining Company. He discovered the zinc ore that bears his name, Nicholsonite.

From 1893 to 1897, Nicholson was the Populist mayor of Leadville; he moved to Denver in 1902. In 1914 and 1916, he was an unsuccessful candidate for governor. During the First World War, he served as State chairman of the Liberty Loan and Victory loan campaigns, and was a member of the United States Fuel Administration. 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.

See also

References
  • United States Congress. "Samuel D. Nicholson (id: N000101)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Party political offices
Preceded by
Hubert Work		 Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Colorado
(Class 3)
1920		 Succeeded by
Rice W. Means
U.S. Senate
Preceded by
Charles S. Thomas		 U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Colorado
1921–1923		 Succeeded by
Alva B. Adams
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