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14-756: James , Jim , or Jimmy Nicholson may refer to: James Nicholson (naval officer) (1737–1804), United States navy captain James W. Nicholson (1821–1887), United States Navy admiral James Nicholson (poet) (1822–1897), Scottish labouring-class poet James Nicholson (Canadian politician) (1827–1905), politician in Prince Edward Island, Canada James H. Nicholson (1916–1972), film producer James Mervyn Nicholson, better known as Skonk Nicholson (1917–2011), South African rugby union coach James Brindley Nicolson (1917–1945), British aviator and recipient of

28-577: A man's surname at birth that has subsequently been replaced or changed. The diacritic mark (the acute accent ) over the e is considered significant to its spelling, and ultimately its meaning, but is sometimes omitted. According to Oxford University 's Dictionary of Modern English Usage , the terms are typically placed after the current surname (e.g., " Margaret Thatcher , née Roberts" or " Bill Clinton , né Blythe"). Since they are terms adopted into English (from French), they do not have to be italicized , but they often are. In Polish tradition ,

42-689: A victory or capturing a prize. He lost his first command, the frigate Virginia , while trying to run past the British squadron blockading the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. He ran the ship aground and rather than fight the approaching British ships, fled to shore in a boat, leaving the Virginia and her crew to be captured. The next day he approached the captured ship under a flag of truce and asked for his personal effects. Nicholson styled his flight as an "escape" in his report to Congress, and with

56-514: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages James Nicholson (naval officer) Nicholson was born in 1737 in Chesterown , Province of Maryland , into the prestigious colonial Nicholson family of Maryland, a son of Joseph Nicholson (1709–1787) and Hannah ( née Smyth) Nicholson (1708–1767). Among his siblings were younger brothers Samuel and John Nicholson , who were also officers in

70-416: Is the feminine past participle of naître , which means "to be born". Né is the masculine form. The term née , having feminine grammatical gender , can be used to denote a woman's surname at birth that has been replaced or changed. In most English-speaking cultures, it is specifically applied to a woman's maiden name after her surname has changed due to marriage. The term né can be used to denote

84-641: The Jay Treaty , and Alexander Hamilton , who challenged him to a duel in 1795, and his policies. On July 4, 1788, Nicholson was invited to attend the Society of Cincinnati as a member and at the meeting, naval officers of similar rank were determined to be entitled to be members of the New York Society. In 1763, Nicholson was married to Frances Witter (1744–1832), the daughter of Mary (née Lewis) Witter and Thomas Witter. Witter's father Thomas

98-512: The Western world is often that the name from birth (or perhaps from baptism or brit milah ) will persist to adulthood in the normal course of affairs—either throughout life or until marriage. Some reasons for changes of a person's name include middle names , diminutive forms, changes relating to parental status (due to one's parents' divorce or adoption by different parents), and gender transition . The French and English-adopted née

112-898: The Continental Navy during the Revolutionary War He was also uncle to William Nicholson , an officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812 and the American Civil War and grand-uncle to Rear Admiral James Nicholson , an officer in the U.S. Navy during the Mexican–American War and the Civil War. Nicholson began his career by serving in the colonial Navy with the British in

126-1410: The Victoria Cross James Nicholson (Canadian businessman) , founder of the seed company Nicholson and Brock and patron of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Jim Nicholson (Secretary of Veterans Affairs) (born 1938), former United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and chairman of the Republican National Committee Jimmy Nicholson (Northern Irish footballer) (born 1943), Irish footballer Jimmy Nicholson (Scottish footballer) (born 1957), Scottish footballer Jim Nicholson (Northern Ireland politician) (born 1945), Ulster Conservative and Unionist politician Jim Nicholson (offensive lineman) (born 1949), retired American football player Jim Nicholson (American football coach) (1906–1983), American football player and coach Harold James Nicholson (born 1950), former CIA officer twice convicted of espionage James B. Nicholson, 1996 U.S. Senate primary candidate against Ronna Romney James Nicholson (American businessman) (born 1966), convicted of defrauding numerous investors of millions See also [ edit ] James Nicolson (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

140-558: The assault on Havana in 1762, and was commissioned Captain in the Continental Navy 10 October 1776. He commanded Defense , Trumbull , and Virginia , and when blockaded at Baltimore, Maryland , took his men to join George Washington at the Battle of Trenton to aid in that key victory. Made the senior captain in the Continental Navy due to political influence, he nevertheless had an undistinguished career, never winning

154-537: The only witnesses confined to British prisons, he was eventually given command of Trumbull . That command he lost to HMS Iris when his crew refused to fight. After the War, Nicholson moved to New York City and became a United States Commissioner of Loans. His home there became a meeting place for New York Democratic-Republican politicians, including followers of Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr . Nicholson greatly opposed Josiah Ogden Hoffman , including in relation to

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168-409: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_Nicholson&oldid=1209644659 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

182-715: Was born in Bermuda and became a successful merchant in New York. Together, they were the parents of six children, one son and five daughters, including: Nicholson died on September 2, 1804, at his home in New York City . He was buried at Trinity Church in lower Manhattan. The ships named USS Nicholson were named for him, his younger brothers, John Nicholson and Samuel Nicholson , his nephew, William Nicholson and his grandnephew, James W. Nicholson . The town of Nicholson Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

196-429: Was named in honor of Nicholson's son, James Witter Nicholson. Birth name A birth name is the name given to a person upon birth. The term may be applied to the surname , the given name , or the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a birth certificate or birth register may by that fact alone become the person's legal name . The assumption in

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