Nicholls was the city attorney of Spartanburg and prosecuting attorney of Spartanburg County, South Carolina. He was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives 1907-1908. He served by special appointment as circuit judge and as associate justice of the Supreme Court of South Carolina. He also organized and was captain for three years of Company I, First Regiment, South Carolina National Guard Infantry.
Nicholls was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-fourth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Joseph T. Johnson. He was reelected to the Sixty-fifth and Sixty-sixth Congresses and served from September 14, 1915 to March 3, 1921 and declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1920. He resumed the practice of law in Spartanburg, South Carolina until his death there on November 23, 1937. He is buried in West Oakwood Cemetery.
samuel, nicholls, samuel, jones, nicholls, 1885, november, 1937, united, states, representative, from, south, carolina, born, spartanburg, south, carolina, attended, bingham, military, institute, asheville, north, carolina, wofford, college, spartanburg, south. Samuel Jones Nicholls May 7 1885 November 23 1937 was a United States representative from South Carolina He was born in Spartanburg South Carolina He attended Bingham Military Institute in Asheville North Carolina Wofford College in Spartanburg South Carolina Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg Virginia and the University of Chicago Law School He was admitted to the bar in 1906 and commenced practice in Spartanburg Samuel Jones NichollsMember of the U S House of Representatives from South Carolina s 4th districtIn office September 14 1915 March 3 1921Preceded byJoseph T JohnsonSucceeded byJohn J McSwainMember of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Spartanburg CountyIn office January 8 1907 February 12 1909Personal detailsBorn 1885 05 07 May 7 1885Spartanburg South CarolinaDiedNovember 23 1937 1937 11 23 aged 52 Spartanburg South CarolinaResting placeSpartanburg South CarolinaPolitical partyDemocraticAlma materWofford CollegeVirginia Polytechnic InstituteUniversity of Chicago Law SchoolMilitary serviceBranch serviceSouth Carolina National GuardRankCaptainCommandsCompany I First Infantry Regiment Nicholls was the city attorney of Spartanburg and prosecuting attorney of Spartanburg County South Carolina He was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives 1907 1908 He served by special appointment as circuit judge and as associate justice of the Supreme Court of South Carolina He also organized and was captain for three years of Company I First Regiment South Carolina National Guard Infantry Nicholls was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty fourth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Joseph T Johnson He was reelected to the Sixty fifth and Sixty sixth Congresses and served from September 14 1915 to March 3 1921 and declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1920 He resumed the practice of law in Spartanburg South Carolina until his death there on November 23 1937 He is buried in West Oakwood Cemetery References editUnited States Congress Samuel J Nicholls id N000088 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of Representatives Preceded byJoseph T Johnson Member of the U S House of Representatives from South Carolina s 4th congressional district1915 1921 Succeeded byJohn J McSwain Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Samuel J Nicholls amp oldid 1196064222, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
