John Sanctuary Nicholson

John Sanctuary Nicholson

Brigadier-General John Sanctuary Nicholson, CB, CMG, CBE, DSO (19 May 1863 – 21 February 1924) was a British soldier and politician. He was a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) from 1921 to 1924.

Nicholson, an officer of the 7th Hussars, was Commandant-General of the Police Forces and Inspector-General of Volunteers in Rhodesia from 1898 until 1903. In 1921, he was elected the Member of Parliament for the Westminster Abbey constituency in a by-election following the death of the incumbent MP William Burdett-Coutts. He was re-elected in the following two general elections in 1922 and 1923. He died in 1924, and a by-election was held to replace him.

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*"Who's Who of British Members of Parliament: Volume III 1919-1945", edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (The Harvester Press 1976)


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