词条 | John G. Nichols |
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| name =John G. Nichols | image =Portret Johna G. Nicholsa.jpg | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date =December 29, 1812 | birth_place =Canandaigua, New York | death_date ={{d-da|January 24, 1898|December 29, 1812}} | death_place =Los Angeles, California | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | order1 = 3rd | office1 = Mayor of Los Angeles | term_start1 = May 4, 1852 | term_end1 = May 3, 1853 | predecessor1 = Benjamin Davis Wilson | successor1 = Antonio F. Coronel | term_start2 = October 4, 1856 | term_end2 = May 9, 1859 | predecessor2 = Manuel Requena (acting) | successor2 = Damien Marchesseault | residence = | nationality = | other_names = | known_for = | education = | employer = | occupation =Politician, businessman, builder | title = | salary = | networth = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | boards = | religion = | spouse =Florida Cox | children = | parents = | relatives = | box_width = }} John G. Nichols (December 29, 1812 – January 25, 1898) was a businessman, builder, and politician. BiographyEarly lifeJohn Greg Nichols was born on December 29, 1812 in Canandaigua, New York.[1] His father, William Nicholas, was a Scottish immigrant.[1] CareerHe served as the Sheriff of Jackson County, Iowa for two terms in the 1840s.[1] He made the trip to California in 1849, arriving in San Bernardino on December 31, 1849.[1] He served as the third Mayor of Los Angeles from 1852 to 1853 and again from 1856 to 1859.[2] Personal lifeHe married Florida Cox.[1] They lived in the first brick house to be built in Los Angeles, California. Their son was the first American to be born in the city, and he was the first mayor to expand the city. Death and legacyHe died on January 24, 1898 in Los Angeles.[2] He was buried at the Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. Nichols Canyon was named in his honor. References1. ^1 2 3 4 Henry Dwight Barrows, [https://www.jstor.org/stable/41167718 Pioneers of Los Angeles: Ex-Mayor John G. Nichols], Annual Publication of the Historical Society of Southern California and Pioneer Register, Los Angeles, Vol. 4, No. 2, 1898, pp. 176-179 {{LosAngelesMayor}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Nichols, John G.}}{{California-mayor-stub}}2. ^1 John G. Nichols Dead, San Francisco Call, January 25, 1898 6 : Mayors of Los Angeles|1812 births|1898 deaths|Burials at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles|Politicians from Canandaigua, New York|19th-century American politicians |
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