Samuel D. Nicholson

Samuel Danford Nicholson (February 22, 1859 – March 24, 1923) was a United States Senator from Colorado.

Samuel Danford Nicholson
United States senator from Colorado
In office March 4, 1921 – March 24, 1923
Preceded by	Charles S. Thomas
Succeeded by	Alva B. Adams
Personal details
Born	(1859-02-22)February 22, 1859 Springfield, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Died	March 24, 1923(1923-03-24) (aged 64) Denver, Colorado
Political party	Republican

Born in Springfield, Prince Edward Island, Canada, he attended the public schools there and moved to Michigan and then to Nebraska and later, in 1881, to Leadville, Colorado.

Nicholson became interested in mining, and advanced from miner to foreman, superintendent, manager, and then president of the Western Mining Company. He discovered the zinc ore that bears his name, Nicholsonite.

From 1893 to 1897, Nicholson was the Populist mayor of Leadville; he moved to Denver in 1902. In 1914 and 1916, he was an unsuccessful candidate for governor. During the First World War, he served as State chairman of the Liberty Loan and Victory loan campaigns, and was a member of the United States Fuel Administration. He was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1921, until his death in Denver on March 24, 1923. His interment was in Fairmount Cemetery in Denver.

See also

• List of United States Senators born outside the United States
• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)

References

• United States Congress. "Samuel D. Nicholson (id: N000101)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links

• Media related to Samuel D. Nicholson at Wikimedia Commons
• Samuel D. Nicholson at Find a Grave

Party political offices
Preceded by Hubert Work	Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Colorado (Class 3) 1920	Succeeded by Rice W. Means
U.S. Senate
Preceded by Charles S. Thomas	U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Colorado 1921–1923	Succeeded by Alva B. Adams