Isaac R. Nicholson (1789/1790 – August 28, 1844)[1] was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist. He was a justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from the establishment of a new seat on the court in 1828 until the court was abolished in favor of a new structure in 1833.[2] He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1819-1827 including as the 7th Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives, serving from 1826 to 1827. He also served in the Mississippi Senate. In the 1830s he returned to the Mississippi House of Representatives.
Isaac R. Nicholson | |
|---|---|
| 7th Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
| In office January 2, 1826 – February 8, 1827 | |
| Preceded by | Cowles Mead |
| Succeeded by | Charles B. Green |
| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi | |
| In office 1829–1833 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | District disestablished |
| Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the Hancock, Greene, Jones, and Perry Counties district | |
| In office January 3, 1820 – June 30, 1822 | |
| Succeeded by | Laughlin McKay |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Hinds County district | |
| In office January 1, 1836 – 1838 | |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Copiah County district | |
| In office January 3, 1825 – February 7, 1827 | |
| Preceded by | William Tullis |
| Succeeded by | Seth Grandberry |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Greene County district | |
| In office January 5, 1819 – February 1819 | |
| Preceded by | George B. Dameron |
| Succeeded by | Hugh McDonald |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1789 or 1790 Pendleton, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | (aged 54) Hinds County, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Early life
editHe was born in 1789 or 1790[3] in Pendleton, South Carolina, and resided for a time in Georgia. He then moved to northern Alabama and practiced law there.[4] He moved to Mississippi in 1815.[3]
Political career
editNicholson represented Greene County in the Mississippi House of Representatives in the 2nd Mississippi Legislature in 1819.[5] For the next three sessions, from 1820 to 1822, Nicholson represented a district composed of Jackson, Hancock, and Greene Counties in the Mississippi State Senate.[6][7][8][9] In the final session of his term, Perry County was also in his district.[8][9] In 1824, Nicholson was re-elected to the House, this time representing Copiah County, for the 1825 session.[10][11] Nicholson was re-elected for the 1826 session and was elected Speaker of the House.[12] He was re-elected again for the 1827 session[13] and was once again elected Speaker, serving until the House adjourned on February 7, 1827.[14] In 1829, Nicholson was appointed a justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi, representing the new 5th District.[15] After the Mississippi Constitution of 1832, a new structure for the Court was created, and Nicholson no longer had a position on the Court.[16] He then practiced law in Natchez, Mississippi.[17] In 1836 Nicholson once again served in the House, this time representing Hinds County.[18] He voted in favor of Robert J. Walker's election to the U. S. Senate.[19] He was a Democrat.[19]
Personal life and death
editNicholson married America Gilmer in 1820.[3] Nicholson suddenly died of congestive fever at his residence near Clinton, Mississippi, on August 28, 1844, aged 54.[3][1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Death of the Hon. Isaac R. Nicholson", The New Orleans Times-Picayune (September 4, 1844), p. 2.
- ^ Franklin Lafayette Riley, School History of Mississippi: For Use in Public and Private Schools (1915), p. 380-82.
- ^ a b c d "Reported Deaths, Southwestern Christian Advocate, 1838-1846". www.tngenweb.org. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ^ James Daniel Lynch, The Bench and Bar of Mississippi (1903), p. 103-04.
- ^ "1819 Legislature of the State of Mississippi". Newspapers.com. January 6, 1819. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ^ "Journal of the Senate of the state of Mississippi". Journal of the Senate of the state of Mississippi. Jan 1820 3rd Sess. January 1820 – via LLMC Digital.
- ^ "Journal of the Senate of the state of Mississippi". Journal of the Senate of the state of Mississippi. Jan 1821 4th Sess: 3–4, 20, 37, 182. January 1821 – via LLMC Digital.
- ^ a b "Journal of the Senate of the State of Mississippi ... 1821-22". HathiTrust. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
- ^ a b "Journal of the Senate of the State of Mississippi ... 1821-22". HathiTrust. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
- ^ "Stephen Howell Rep for Simpson County". Newspapers.com. December 27, 1824. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ^ "Journal v.8 1825". HathiTrust. p. 3. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
- ^ "Journal of the House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi". Journal of the House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi. Jan 1826 9th Sess: 3–5, 144, 263. January 1826 – via LLMC Digital.
- ^ "Mississippi Legislature 1826". Newspapers.com. August 31, 1826. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ^ "Journal of the House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi : reformatted from the original". Journal of the House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi : reformatted from the original. Jan 1827 10th Sess: 3–4, 298. January 1827 – via LLMC Digital.
- ^ Thomas H. Somerville, "A Sketch of the Supreme Court of Mississippi", in Horace W. Fuller, ed., The Green Bag, Vol. XI (1899), p. 506.
- ^ James Daniel Lynch, The Bench and Bar of Mississippi (1903), p. 103-04.
- ^ Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi, Volume 1 (1891), p. 114.
- ^ "Journal of the House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi". Journal of the House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi. Jan 1836 Reg Sess: 99. January 1836 – via LLMC Digital.
- ^ a b "Disgraceful". Newspapers.com. January 12, 1836. Retrieved November 24, 2024.