Asher P. Nichols

Asher P. Nichols (1815 Whiting, Addison County, Vermont - May 30, 1880 Clinton, Oneida County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician.

Life

His family moved to Rushville, New York when he was still at a young age. He graduated from Springville Academy at the age of about 18. He then went to Canandaigua to be a clerk in the law office of Judge George W. Clinton, son of Governor DeWitt Clinton. In 1836, they both went to Buffalo, being among the first lawyers in that city. Nichols completed his legal studies, was admitted to the bar and became Clinton's partner.

Though a staunch Democrat, he was not active in politics until 1867, when he accepted the nomination for State Senator and won the election by a large majority. He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1868 to 1869.

He was appointed New York State Comptroller in June 1870 [ [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9A02EFDE1F3CE13BBC4D52DFB066838B669FDE in NYT on June 14, 1870] ] for the remainder of the unexpired term of William F. Allen who had resigned upon his election to the New York Court of Appeals.cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nichols.html|title=Index to Politicians: Nichols|publisher=The Political Graveyard|accessdate=2008-06-08] cite news|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B01E0DD1630EE3ABC4950DFB366838B699FDE|title=An Old State Officer Dead; Sudden Death from Apoplexy of the Hon. Asher P. Nichols|publisher=New York Times|date=1880-05-31] [cite book|title=Life Sketches of the State Officers, Senators, and Members of the Assembly, of the State of New York, in 1868|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=F4oDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA118&lpg=PA118&dq=%22asher+p.+nichols%22&source=web&ots=qAMFhrAILZ&sig=hzOZCI9jpXuHiqOF5H3MkrxuvYE&hl=en#PPA118,M1|year=1868]

Nichols died of apoplexy at a friend's home in Clinton, and was buried at Rochester, New York.

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