Joseph Nicholson
American public official
About Joseph Nicholson
Joseph Nicholson Jr. (died 1786) was a public official from Maryland during the American Revolution.
Background Nicholson Jr. was born to Colonel Joseph Nicholson in Kent County, Maryland. He studied law and later was elected Sheriff of Queen Anne's County from 1760-1763.
From 1776 to 1777 he served in the Council of Safety for the Eastern Shore. He was elected to the Second Continental Congress in 1777 but did not attend.
Nicholson died in 1786 in Queen Anne's County.
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