Abner Nichols

Abner Nichols was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

A native of Cornwall, Nichols fought in the Black Hawk War.[1] He was the proprietor of the Mansion House, the first or one of the first hotels in Mineral Point. It was in his hotel that Henry Dodge was sworn in on July 4, 1836 as the first governor of Wisconsin Territory, appointed by Andrew Jackson.(2) "Ab" Nichols died on March 10, 1856 and was buried in Mineral Point, Wisconsin in the Old City Cemetery. The street in Mineral Point next to the site of his hotel is named for him.

Assembly career

Nichols was a member of the Assembly during the 1st Wisconsin Legislature. He was a Democrat.

References

  1. ↑ Reuben Gold Thwaites, ed. (1898). COLLECTIONS OF THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WISCONSIN. Madison. p. 308. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
 2Fiedler, George: "Mineral Point: a History" Memorial Pendarvis Endowment Trust Fund, 1997 (4th Ed.)

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