Samuel Nicholls

For the U.S. Representative from South Carolina, see Samuel J. Nicholls.
Samuel Nicholls
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Macquarie
In office
5 May 1917  16 December 1922
Preceded by Ernest Carr
Succeeded by Arthur Manning
Personal details
Born (1885-05-15)15 May 1885
Mudgee, New South Wales
Died 26 September 1939(1939-09-26) (aged 54)
Nationality Australian
Political party Australian Labor Party
Occupation Clerk

Samuel Robert Nicholls (15 May 1885 26 September 1939) was an Australian politician. Born in Mudgee, New South Wales, he was educated at public schools and became a clerk and cement worker. In 1917, he narrowly defeated Ernest Carr, a Labor turned Nationalist MP, to win the Australian House of Representatives seat of Macquarie for Labor. He held the seat until his defeat in 1922 by Nationalist Arthur Manning. He died in 1939.[1]

References

  1. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by
Ernest Carr
Member for Macquarie
1917 1922
Succeeded by
Arthur Manning


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