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Birth	:	7 May 1885 Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Death	:	23 Nov 1937 Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Burial	:	Oakwood Cemetery, Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate	:	34.9603004, -81.9152985
Description	:	US Congressman. He attended several different colleges and the University of Chicago Law School, attained admission to the bar in 1906 and became an attorney in Spartanburg. He served as Spartanburg's City Attorney and Spartanburg County Attorney, and was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1907 to 1908. Nicholls also became active in the South Carolina National Guard when he organized Company I, First Infantry Regiment, which he commanded as a Captain. He also received special appointments to the bench, serving temporarily as Judge of the Circuit Court and a state Supreme Court Justice. In 1915... Read More	US Congressman. He attended several different colleges and the University of Chicago Law School, attained admission to the bar in 1906 and became an attorney in Spartanburg. He served as Spartanburg's City Attorney and Spartanburg County Attorney, and was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1907 to 1908. Nicholls also became active in the South Carolina National Guard when he organized Company I, First Infantry Regiment, which he commanded as a Captain. He also received special appointments to the bench, serving temporarily as Judge of the Circuit Court and a state Supreme Court Justice. In 1915 he was the successful Democratic nominee for the US House of Representatives in a special election for the seat left vacant when Joseph T. Johnson resigned. Nicholls was reelected twice and served from September, 1915 to March, 1921. In May, 1916 he made national news when he was involved in a fistfight with Congressman Frederick Lehlbach, which broke out as they argued over whether the famed 1915 silent film "Birth of a Nation" accurately depicted the treatment of African-Americans in the 1800s South. Nicholls also supported the movement to establish a Jewish homeland in then British-held Palestine or a Jewish protectorate over Jerusalem. A member of the House Military Affairs Committee, he opposed integration of the army and took part in a 1919 post-World War I inspection tour of Army units in France. He did not run for reelection in 1920 and returned to Spartanburg, practicing law in a firm that included James F. Byrnes.

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Where is Samuel Jones Nicholls Famous memorial's memorial?
Samuel Jones Nicholls Famous memorial's memorial is located at: Oakwood Cemetery, Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, USA.
When did Samuel Jones Nicholls Famous memorial death?
Samuel Jones Nicholls Famous memorial death on 23 Nov 1937 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Samuel Jones Nicholls Famous memorial's memorial?
Latitude: 34.9603004
Longitude: -81.9152985

Family Members:

Parent

George Williams Nicholls

(1849 - 1926)

Minnie Jones Nicholls

(1861 - 1946)

Siblings

William Montague Nicholls

(1891 - 1915)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Oakwood Cemetery
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 34.9603004, -81.9152985

2. West Oakwood Cemetery
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 34.9597650, -81.9166620

3. Trinity United Methodist Church Columbarium
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 34.9516400, -81.9128250

4. First Presbyterian Church Columbarium
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 34.9510800, -81.9230750

5. Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Church Columbarium
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 34.9512450, -81.9251530

6. Episcopal Church of the Advent
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 34.9496650, -81.9243700

7. Saint Johns Lutheran Church Columbarium
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 34.9452710, -81.9129650

8. Poole Cemetery
Drayton, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 34.9760770, -81.9108820

9. Magnolia Cemetery
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 34.9542007, -81.9377975

10. Patterson Cemetery
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 34.9401660, -81.9137210

11. Mount Moriah Baptist Church
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 34.9408300, -81.9270810

12. Old City Cemetery
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 34.9386900, -81.9185300

13. Cemetery Hill
Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 34.9378014, -81.9186020

14. Cleveland Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 34.9846090, -81.9167400

15. John Stinson Woodward Memorial Chapel
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 34.9580880, -81.9451590

16. Greenlawn Memorial Gardens
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 34.9665108, -81.8842468

17. Whitney Cemetery
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 34.9863890, -81.9346270

18. Ebenezer Baptist Church
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 34.9467740, -81.9488530

19. Sunset Memorial Park
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 34.9831009, -81.8880997

20. Unity Bible Way Church Cemetery
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 34.9927300, -81.9158500

21. Fairview Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 34.9937820, -81.9138290

22. New Hidden Hill Baptist Church
Arkwright, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 34.9290620, -81.9332350

23. Seay Cemetery
Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 34.9314003, -81.9421997

24. New Prospect AME Zion Church Cemetery
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 34.9875000, -81.8807500