Donald William Nicholson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 9th district
In office
November 18, 1947 – January 3, 1959
Preceded byCharles L. Gifford
Succeeded byHastings Keith
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
In office
1926 – 1947
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1925 – 1926
Personal details
Born(1888-08-11)August 11, 1888
Wareham, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedFebruary 16, 1968(1968-02-16) (aged 79)
Wareham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Military service
Branch/service United States Army
Battles/warsWorld War I

Donald William Nicholson (August 11, 1888 – February 16, 1968) was an American politician from the state of Massachusetts.

Early life

Born in Wareham, Massachusetts, Nicholson attended the public schools and took college extension courses. He first worked as a salesman before serving in the United States Army during World War I from 1917 to 1919. He served in the 236th Prisoner of War Escort Company Army Service Corps and rose to the rank of sergeant.

Career

Returning to Massachusetts, he entered politics and served as selectman, assessor, and overseer of the poor in Wareham from 1920 to 1925. He served as a delegate to all Republican state conventions from 1924 to 1947; served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1925 and 1926; as a member of the Massachusetts Senate from 1926 to 1947, and as president of the state senate in 1946 and 1947. He was elected as a Republican to the Eightieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Charles L. Gifford, and reelected to the five succeeding Congresses (November 18, 1947 – January 3, 1959). Nicholson voted in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1957.[1]

Personal life

Nicholson retired to his home in Wareham, remaining there until his death on February 16, 1968; he is buried in Center Cemetery.

In 1964 a bridge in Wareham was named after Nicholson.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957". GovTrack.us.
  2. ↑ 1964 Chap. 0107. An Act Designating The Narrow Bridge, So Called, In The Town Of Wareham As The Donald W. Nicholson Bridge. State Library of Massachusetts.
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