Henry Nicholson (Royal Navy officer)

Sir Henry Nicholson
Born21 October 1835
Upnor, Kent, England[1]
Died17 October 1914(1914-10-17) (aged 78)[2]
Ware, Hertfordshire, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service / branch Royal Navy
RankAdmiral
CommandsHMS Temeraire
HMS Asia
Cape of Good Hope Station
Nore Command
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Admiral Sir Henry Frederick Nicholson KCB (21 October 1835 – 17 October 1914) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.

Nicholson joined the Royal Navy in 1849.[3]

He was Captain of HMS Temeraire at the Bombardment of Alexandria in 1882[4] and went on to be Captain of HMS Asia in 1884.[3] He became Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa Station in 1890 and Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1896.[3] He retired in 1897.[3]

He died in 1914.[2][5]

Family

Nicholson married, in 1874, Frances Anne Thomson, daughter of George Thomson, QC, of New Brunswick.[6] Lady Nicholson was godmother to HMS Proserpine on her launch at Sheerness Dockyard on 5 December 1896.[7]

References

  1. ^ 1901 England Census
  2. ^ a b "Deaths". The Times. 19 October 1914. p. 1.
  3. ^ a b c d Henry Nicholson William Loney RN
  4. ^ Hall, A. D. Porto Rico, Its History, Products and Possibilities, Chapter VIII Naval Lessons Taught by the War, 1898
  5. ^ Personal The Adelaide Advertiser, 20 January 1915
  6. ^ Whitaker′s Peerage, Knightage and Companionage, 1907
  7. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 35067. London. 7 December 1896. p. 12.
Military offices
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station
1890–1892 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, The Nore
1896–1897 		Succeeded by