| Name |
Oscar Fitzgerald Nicholson |
| Birth |
9 Oct 1834 |
Salem, Wayne Co., Pennsylvania, USA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Military Service |
31 Aug 1861 |
Clarks Green, Lackawanna Co., Pennsylvania, USA |
American Civil War (North)
11th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Co.K
Quartermaster Sargent
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| Occupation |
Attorney/Lawyer |
| Death |
Jan 1897 |
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, USA |
| Burial |
Hanover Cemetery, Hanover Green, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, USA |
| Notes |
- PROMINENT ATTORNEY DEAD
Oscar Fitzgerald Nicholson Succumbs to Pneumonia - Member of the Bar.
Attorney Oscar Fitzgerald Nicholson died at his home, 365 South Main street at 12:30 yesterday morning of pneumonia aged 62 years. The funeral will take place on Saturday at 2 p.m. with services at his late residence, and interment in Hanover Green Cemetery.
Deceased was born in Salem, Wayne county on October 9 1834 but had been a resident of this city for the last thirty years having been engaged in the practice of law during that time. A widow and one son Stanley F survive him.
Deceased's father was Zenas Nicholson whose father was was a Revolutionary soldier and came from Connecticut. The mother of the deceased was Nancy Goodrich, daughter of George Goodrich, also a native of Connecticut and a well known Wayne County historian.
Mr Nicholson studied law with his brothers George Bryon Nicholson and Lyman Richardson Nicholson in Wilkes-Barre. He was for a while a clerk in the protonotary's office, and was admitted to the bar in 1858. He enlisted in Company K, 11th Regiment Pennsylvania Cavalry and served for three years in the war. Mr. Nicholson was married Sept 13 1870 to Angeline C. Phillips, daughter of Solomon Phillips of Benton Township Lackawanna County. Horatio W. Nicholson, a half brother was admitted to the bar in 1841 and was one the most noted attorneys of his day.
Deceased was the last of four attorney-brothers all practicing at the Luzerne County bar - Horatio G, Bryron, and Lyman R, who was killed in the battle of Gettysburg. There is one surviving brother, James M. Nicholson of Kingston, the veteran station agent at the D L & W R R at Kingston.
Mr Nicholson was an able attorney and was well liked by all who knew him. He has had some important cases in his time and has made an admirable record winning the entire confidence of his clients and of his fellow attorneys.
(Wilkes-Barre Times, 15 Jan 1897)
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| Person ID |
I46649 |
OurNorthernRoots |
| Last Modified |
14 Mar 2021 |
1834 - 1897 (62 years)
