John Nicholas

John Nicholas (January 19, 1764 – December 31, 1819) was an American lawyer, farmer, and politician from Williamsburg, Virginia. He represented Virginia in the U.S. House from 1793 to 1801.

Early life Nicolas was born on January 19, 1764, in Williamsburg, in what was then the Colony of Virginia in British America. He was a son of Judge Robert Carter Nicholas (1729–1780) and Ann ( Cary) Nicholas (1735–1786), a daughter of Wilson Miles Cary, who was from one of Virginia's oldest and wealthiest families. Among his siblings were Kentucky Attorney General George Nicholas (father of U.S. Senator Robert C. Nicholas), and Governor Wilson Cary Nicholas.

Later life In 1803, Nicholas moved to Geneva, New York, and started a farm. From 1806 until 1809 he served in the New York State Senate and Judge of the Court of Common Pleas from 1806 until his death in 1819.

Gavin Lawson Nicholas (1791–1874) Ann Cary Nicholas (1793–1860), who married Abraham Dox. Jane Lawson Nicholas (1799–1855)

He died at home on December 31, 1819, and is buried in the Glenwood Cemetery in Geneva.