Sir John Nicholson, 2nd Baronet
British ceremonial officer
About Sir John Nicholson, 2nd Baronet
Lived 1911 – 1993 (aged 82).
Sir John Norris Nicholson, 2nd Baronet, KBE, CIE, MA, JP (19 February 1911 – 30 August 1993) was Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight from 1980 to 1985.
He was the only child of Captain George Crosfield Norris Nicholson, RFC, and Evelyn Izme née Murray, the daughter of Montolieu Oliphant-Murray, 1st Viscount Elibank. He was educated at Winchester College and Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1938 he married Vittoria Vivien née Trewhella: they had two sons and two daughters. During World War II he served with the Cheshire Regiment. From 1942 to 1946 he was seconded to the Ministry of War Transport.
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Sir John Nicholson, 2nd Baronet was born on 19 February 1911.
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Sir John Nicholson, 2nd Baronet died on 30 August 1993.
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