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Milton, Mass. (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): entry nicholas-wilson-cary
Nicholas, Wilson Cary 1757-1820
Legislator; born in Hanover, Va., about 1757; son of Robert Carter Nicholas; was educated at the College of William and Mary; served as an officer in the Revolutionary War, and was commander of Washington's Lifeguard at the time of its disbandment in 1783.
He was United States Senator in 1799-1804; member of Congress in 1807; collector of the ports of Norfolk and Portsmouth in 1804-7; and governor of Virginia in 1814-17.
He died in Milton, Va., Oct. 10, 1820.
Hanover Court House (Virginia, United States) (search for this): entry nicholas-wilson-cary
Nicholas, Wilson Cary 1757-1820
Legislator; born in Hanover, Va., about 1757; son of Robert Carter Nicholas; was educated at the College of William and Mary; served as an officer in the Revolutionary War, and was commander of Washington's Lifeguard at the time of its disbandment in 1783.
He was United States Senator in 1799-1804; member of Congress in 1807; collector of the ports of Norfolk and Portsmouth in 1804-7; and governor of Virginia in 1814-17.
He died in Milton, Va., Oct. 10, 1820.
Norfolk (Virginia, United States) (search for this): entry nicholas-wilson-cary
Nicholas, Wilson Cary 1757-1820
Legislator; born in Hanover, Va., about 1757; son of Robert Carter Nicholas; was educated at the College of William and Mary; served as an officer in the Revolutionary War, and was commander of Washington's Lifeguard at the time of its disbandment in 1783.
He was United States Senator in 1799-1804; member of Congress in 1807; collector of the ports of Norfolk and Portsmouth in 1804-7; and governor of Virginia in 1814-17.
He died in Milton, Va., Oct. 10, 1820.
United States (United States) (search for this): entry nicholas-wilson-cary
Nicholas, Wilson Cary 1757-1820
Legislator; born in Hanover, Va., about 1757; son of Robert Carter Nicholas; was educated at the College of William and Mary; served as an officer in the Revolutionary War, and was commander of Washington's Lifeguard at the time of its disbandment in 1783.
He was United States Senator in 1799-1804; member of Congress in 1807; collector of the ports of Norfolk and Portsmouth in 1804-7; and governor of Virginia in 1814-17.
He died in Milton, Va., Oct. 10, 1820.
Portsmouth, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): entry nicholas-wilson-cary
Nicholas, Wilson Cary 1757-1820
Legislator; born in Hanover, Va., about 1757; son of Robert Carter Nicholas; was educated at the College of William and Mary; served as an officer in the Revolutionary War, and was commander of Washington's Lifeguard at the time of its disbandment in 1783.
He was United States Senator in 1799-1804; member of Congress in 1807; collector of the ports of Norfolk and Portsmouth in 1804-7; and governor of Virginia in 1814-17.
He died in Milton, Va., Oct. 10, 1820.
Robert Carter Nicholas (search for this): entry nicholas-wilson-cary
Nicholas, Wilson Cary 1757-1820
Legislator; born in Hanover, Va., about 1757; son of Robert Carter Nicholas; was educated at the College of William and Mary; served as an officer in the Revolutionary War, and was commander of Washington's Lifeguard at the time of its disbandment in 1783.
He was United States Senator in 1799-1804; member of Congress in 1807; collector of the ports of Norfolk and Portsmouth in 1804-7; and governor of Virginia in 1814-17.
He died in Milton, Va., Oct. 10, 1820.
Wilson Cary Nicholas (search for this): entry nicholas-wilson-cary
Nicholas, Wilson Cary 1757-1820
Legislator; born in Hanover, Va., about 1757; son of Robert Carter Nicholas; was educated at the College of William and Mary; served as an officer in the Revolutionary War, and was commander of Washington's Lifeguard at the time of its disbandment in 1783.
He was United States Senator in 1799-1804; member of Congress in 1807; collector of the ports of Norfolk and Portsmouth in 1804-7; and governor of Virginia in 1814-17.
He died in Milton, Va., Oct. 10, 1820.
1814 AD (search for this): entry nicholas-wilson-cary
Nicholas, Wilson Cary 1757-1820
Legislator; born in Hanover, Va., about 1757; son of Robert Carter Nicholas; was educated at the College of William and Mary; served as an officer in the Revolutionary War, and was commander of Washington's Lifeguard at the time of its disbandment in 1783.
He was United States Senator in 1799-1804; member of Congress in 1807; collector of the ports of Norfolk and Portsmouth in 1804-7; and governor of Virginia in 1814-17.
He died in Milton, Va., Oct. 10, 1820.
1757 AD (search for this): entry nicholas-wilson-cary
Nicholas, Wilson Cary 1757-1820
Legislator; born in Hanover, Va., about 1757; son of Robert Carter Nicholas; was educated at the College of William and Mary; served as an officer in the Revolutionary War, and was commander of Washington's Lifeguard at the time of its disbandment in 1783.
He was United States Senator in 1799-1757; son of Robert Carter Nicholas; was educated at the College of William and Mary; served as an officer in the Revolutionary War, and was commander of Washington's Lifeguard at the time of its disbandment in 1783.
He was United States Senator in 1799-1804; member of Congress in 1807; collector of the ports of Norfolk and Portsmouth in 1804-7; and governor of Virginia in 1814-17.
He died in Milton, Va., Oct. 10, 1820. as an officer in the Revolutionary War, and was commander of Washington's Lifeguard at the time of its disbandment in 1783.
He was United States Senator in 1799-1804; member of Congress in 1807; collector of the ports of Norfolk and Portsmouth in 1804-7; and governor of Virginia in 1814-17.
He died in Milton, Va., Oct. 10, 1820.
1783 AD (search for this): entry nicholas-wilson-cary
Nicholas, Wilson Cary 1757-1820
Legislator; born in Hanover, Va., about 1757; son of Robert Carter Nicholas; was educated at the College of William and Mary; served as an officer in the Revolutionary War, and was commander of Washington's Lifeguard at the time of its disbandment in 1783.
He was United States Senator in 1799-1804; member of Congress in 1807; collector of the ports of Norfolk and Portsmouth in 1804-7; and governor of Virginia in 1814-17.
He died in Milton, Va., Oct. 10, 1820.