Edward Nicholl

Commander Sir Edward Nicholl KBE JP DL (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]

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References
  1. "Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with "P", part 1". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  2. "No. 29671". The London Gazette. 18 July 1916. p. 7093.
  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. "No. 33390". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 1928. p. 3854.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Charles Sydney Goldman		 Member of Parliament for Penryn and Falmouth
1918 – 1922		 Succeeded by
Denis Shipwright


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