Family and Education
bap. 19 Jan. 1624, 1st s. of Sir Edward Nicholas, sec. of state 1641-62, of Winterbourne Earls Wilts. by Jane, da. of Henry Jay, of Holverston, Norf. alderman of London 1613-20. educ. Broughton (Morgan Owen) 1632, Dinton (Philip Pinckney) 1633-7; Winchester 1637-40; Queen’s, Oxf. 1641; travelled abroad (France) 1644; M. Temple 1647. m. 23 May 1661, Lady Penelope Compton (d. 26 Nov. 1703), da. of Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton, 3s. 1da. KB 23 Apr. 1661; suc. fa. 1669.Hoare, Wilts. Alderbury, 96; D. Nicholas, Mr Secretary Nicholas. 77, 107, 190; Westminster City Lib. St. Mary le Strand par. reg.
Offices Held
Clerk of the signet 1655 – d., of the Privy Council July 1660–d.
J.p. Wilts. 1661 – June 1688, Surr. 1665 – d.; commr. for assessment, Mdx. 1661 – 69, Westminster 1661 – 80, 1689, Wilts. 1661 – 80, Cornw. 1663 – 78, Dorset and Surr. 1664 – 80, the Household 1671, Dorset, Surr. and Wilts. 1689 – 90, corporations, Cornw. and Yorks. 1662 – 63; keeper, Windsor Great Park 1669 – 71; dep. lt. Dorset 1672 – 74, Surr. 1702 – d.; freeman, Portsmouth 1681, Wilton 1685.
Main residences: Spring Garden, Westminster; West Horsley, Surr.
Volume
Commons 1660-1690
Web Title
NICHOLAS, John (1624-1705)
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Oxford 1644
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