William Nicol (UK politician)
- William Nicol (UK politician)
William Nicol DL (15 September 1790 – 8 August 1879) was a British politician, surgeon and founder of the firm Wm. Nicol & Co.
He was born 15 September 1790 at Fawside, Kincardineshire. 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 returned 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. [ [http://www.brompton.org/Residents.htm brompton voyage spectacle shopping ordinateur at brompton.org ] ]
He married his cousin Margaret Dyce Nicol (1799-1860) in Bombay on 4 January 1822. They had no issue.
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