William Nicol (surgeon)
William Nicol DL (15 September 1790 – 8 August 1879) was a Scottish surgeon, founder of the firm Wm. Nicol & Co, and Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Dover.
He was born 15 September 1790 at Fawsyde, in the parish of Kinneff, in the Mearns. He was educated in Aberdeen.
In 1810, Nicol went to Bombay on board the ship Carmarthen as surgeon. Nicol settled in Bombay in 1820 and founded the firm of Wm. Nicol & Co. in Bombay, in 1820. He left Bombay in 1828. Nicol retired from Wm. Nicol & Co. in 1839, and went to England.
Nicol was Member of Parliament for Dover from 1859 to 1865.
Nicol was later a J.P. and Deputy Lieutenant for Kincardineshire.
Nicol died in London on 8 August 1879, and is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London.[1]
He married his cousin Margaret Dyce Nicol (1799–1860) in Bombay on 4 January 1822. They had no issue.
References
- "Brompton voyage spectacle shopping ordinateur at brompton.org". brompton.org. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Nicol
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Sir William Russell, Bt. Ralph Bernal Osborne |
Member of Parliament for Dover 1859 – 1865 With: Sir Henry Leeke |
Succeeded by Charles Freshfield Alexander George Dickson |