Edward Nicholl

Commander Sir Edward Nicholl, KBE, RNR, MP (17 June 1862 – 30 March 1939)[1] was a British officer of the Royal Naval Reserve who subsequently became a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP).

Nicholl was born at Pool, Cornwall and in 1889 was granted a Commission in the Royal Naval Reserve. He was knighted in 1916 for war services.[2]

He was elected at the 1918 general election as MP for Penryn and Falmouth but did not seek re-election in 1922 general election.[3]

In the King's Birthday Honours 1928, he was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for "political and public services".[4]

Further reading

References

  1. "Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with "P", part 1". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 29671. p. 7093. 18 July 1916. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  3. Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 313. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
  4. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 33390. p. 3854. 1 June 1928. Retrieved 12 January 2010.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Charles Sydney Goldman
Member of Parliament for Penryn and Falmouth
19181922
Succeeded by
Denis Shipwright


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