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William Nichol (1800–1878) was an American banker, Whig politician and planter. He served as the mayor of Nashville, Tennessee, from 1835 to 1837.
William Nichol | |
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Born | February 12, 1800 Abingdon, Virginia, U.S. |
Died | November 23, 1878 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Resting place | Mount Olivet Cemetery |
Occupation(s) | Banker, planter, politician |
Political party | Whig |
Parent(s) | Josiah Nichol Eleanor (Ryburn) Nichol. |
He was born on February 12, 1800, in Abingdon, Virginia.[1][2][3] His father was Josiah Nichol, an immigrant from Ireland, and his mother, Eleanor (Ryburn) Nichol.[1][2] They moved to Nashville when he was still a young boy.[1]
He served as the first President of the Bank of Tennessee.[1][3] From 1835 to 1837, he served as Mayor of Nashville.[1][4] Later, he was a planter in Davidson County, Tennessee and Arkansas.[2]
He married Julia Margaret Lytle on 6 October 1825.[1] His father-in-law, William Lytle, was a wealthy landowner who had served as captain in the American Revolutionary War.[2] They had four sons, Josiah II, William Lytle, Charles Alexander James Edgar and Harry D., and six daughters, Eleanor Ryburn, Margaret, Ann Lytle, Julia, Jane F. and Lizzie B. Nichol.[1] They resided at Belair, a historic mansion in Nashville from 1835 to his death.[1][3]
He died on November 23, 1878, and he is buried in the Mount Olivet Cemetery.[1] His wife died in 1890.[3]
His granddaughter (Harry's daughter), Julia Nichol Sharpe (1875–1931), was married to William Percy Sharpe, who served as Mayor of Nashville from 1922 to 1924.[5]
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