Modern English biography

149, 204, 206, 241, 257, 259. NICKLE, SIR ROBERT (son of Robert Nicholl of the 17 dragoons, who changed his name to Nickle). _b._ at sea 12 Aug. 1786; ensign loyal Durham fencibles 16 Dec. 1798; ensign 60 foot 22 Jany. 1801; ensign 15 foot 19 May 1801, lieut. 26 Jany. 1802; lieut. 8 garrison brigade 1803; lieut. 88 foot 4 Aug. 1804, major 28 Nov. 1822; led the forlorn hope at Buenos Ayres 7 July 1807, when severely wounded; served through the Peninsular war, present at 9 battles, severely wounded at Toulouse; served in the American war 1814; lieut. col. 36 foot 15 June 1830 to 22 Aug. 1834; acting governor of St. Christopher 14 July 1832 to March 1833; served in Canadian rebellion 1838, when he raised several volunteer forces; colonel on h.p. 29 Aug. 1843; M.G. 11 Nov. 1851; commanded the forces in Australia 1853 to death; K.H. 1832; knighted at St. James’s palace 13 March 1844. _d._ Jolimont, Melbourne 26 May 1855. NICOL, EMMA (eld. dau. of Mrs. Nicol, actress, who _d._ about 1834). _b._ 1801; appeared at Edinburgh as a dancer 2 May 1808; played at the Royal or Minor theatre, Edinb. 1808–24; played Flora in The Wonder at Drury Lane 9 Nov. 1824, acted there till 1829, then at Surrey theatre 1830–1; played old-women parts at T.R. Edinb. 1834–59; played Mrs. Macleary in Waverley 18 Sept. 1852, and Marjory in The heart of Midlothian 4 Oct. 1852; was the original hon. Mrs. Falconer in Ebsworth’s comedy £150,000, 1 Sept. 1854, and Matty Hepburn in Ballantine’s Gaberlunzie Man 7 June 1858; played Mrs. Major de Boots in Coyne’s Everybody’s Friend at New Queen’s theatre, Edinb. 25 June 1859, and Queen Elizabeth in the burlesque of Kenilworth 6 Aug. 1859; made her last appearance 31 May 1862 as the Hostess in The Honeymoon; her best parts were Meg in Twas I, and Miss Lucretia Mactab in The poor gentleman. _d._ London Nov. 1877. _J. C. Dibdin’s Annals of the Edinburgh stage_ (1888) 361, 476. NICOL, HENRY. Philologist; author of An account of M. Gaston Paris’ method of editing in his Vie de Saint Alexis 1874. _d._ Algiers 30 Dec. 1880. NICOL, JAMES (son of James Nicol, minister of Traquair, Peebleshire, and poet 1769–1819). _b._ Traquair manse 12 Aug. 1810; entered univ. of Edinb. 1825; studied geology at univs. of Bonn and Berlin; a clerk in Geological society of London 1840, assistant secretary to the society 1847–9; professor of geology in Queen’s college, Cork 1849–53; professor of civil and natural history in Marischal coll. and univ. of Aberdeen 1853–60; professor of natural history in univ. of Aberdeen 1860–78; F.G.S. 1847; F.R.S. Edinb. 1847; the first to perceive the true relations of the rock-masses in the Highlands of Scotland; author of Guide to the geology of Scotland 1844; Introductory book of the sciences 1844, 9 ed. 1872; Manual of mineralogy 1849; Elements of mineralogy 1858, 2 ed. 1873; The geology and survey of the North of Scotland 1866, and of 18 papers on geological subjects. _d._ London 8 April 1879. _Quarterly Journal of Geol. Soc. xxxvi_ 33–6 (1880). NICOL, JAMES DYCE (only son of W. Nicol, M.D.) _b._ Stonehaven 13 Aug. 1805; partner in firm of Nicol & Co. Bombay to 1844; M.P. Kincardineshire 17 July 1865 to death; F.R.G.S. _d._ 13 Hyde park terrace, London 16 Nov. 1872. _I.L.N. lxi_ 503 (1872). NICOL, JOHN. _b._ Tain, Rossshire 1846; with Strahan & Co.; manager for Isbister & Co. London, and exercising a literary supervision over their publications; sub-editor of Contemporary Review; while staying at Shandon homœopathic establishment _found drowned_ in the Gaerloch, Clyde river 11 Feb. 1891. NICOL, WILLIAM (eld. son of James Nicol, collector of customs, Banff, Scotland). _b._ 1790; educ. Aberdeen; served in medical service of H.E.I.C. 1810–16; a merchant at Bombay 1816; contested Youghal 8 Aug. 1837; M.P. Dover 1859–65. _d._ 10 Ashley place, Victoria st. Westminster 28 July 1879. NICOLAS, JOHN TOUP (eld. child of John Harris Nicolas 1758–1844, lieutenant in the navy). _b._ Withen, near Helston, Cornwall 22 Feb. 1788; entered navy 1799; commander of the Pilot, brig in the Mediterranean 1810–16, where he captured or destroyed many of the enemy’s vessels; captain 26 Aug. 1815; C.B. 4 June 1815; commanded the Egeria, frigate on the Newfoundland station 1820–2, the Hercules, 74 guns on the Lisbon station 1837–9, the Belle-Isle in the Channel and Mediterranean 1839–41, and the Vindictive on the East India station 1841–4; R.A. 30 Dec. 1850; superintendent of victualling yard Plymouth 1 Sept. 1847 to 5 Feb. 1850; received cross of St. Ferdinand and Merit from King of Naples Oct. 1815, knight commander of the order April 1816; K.H. 1 Jany. 1834; author of An inquiry into the causes which have led to our late naval disasters 1814; A letter to rear admiral Du Petit Thouars on the late events at Otaheite, Papeete