John R. Nichol

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State Representative
Republican
Farmer
Mahaska
17
01/14/1878 - 01/11/1880
27

Born in West Liberty, Virginia, November 10, 1832, and was taken by his parents to Oskaloosa, Iowa, in 1847. He taught school for four terms in Henry County, Iowa, where he met his future wife before returning to farming. He was married at Sargents Bluff, Iowa, on 1 November, 1959 to Sarah Rebecca Mitchell. After marriage John and Sarah resided for five years at Winterset, Iowa, and then seventeen years in Mahaska county. In 1878 he was elected a member of the Iowa Legislature serving for two terms. In 1882 he came to Nebraska, took up land in Antelope county, and devoted his time to farming and stock raising. John R. and Sarah Nichol were active in civil and school affairs and in the Congregational Church. He was a Republican in politics.

Information from State Historical Society of Iowa resources