Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Louisville, Kentucky, attorney. Lexington, Kentucky, native. Son of George Nicholas. Married to Matilda Prather Nicholas. Married to Mary Smith Nicholas. Father of Mary Jane Nicholas, George Nichols, Thomas Nicholas, Matilda Nicholas, Julia Nicholas, Margaretta Nicholas, Samuel S. Nicholas, and Carry Ann Nicholas. Studied law with George M. Bibb in Frankfort, Kentucky. Began practicing law in Louisville in 1825. Agent and lawyer for the Bank of the United States. Appointed Judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals in 1831. Member of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Appointed Chancellor of the Louisville Chancery Court in Louisville in 1827.

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Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

History of the Ohio Falls Cities and Their Counties, Vol. 1 (Cleveland: L. A. Williams, 1882) p. 508-509. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, District 3, p. 42. Find A Grave, "Judge Samuel Smith Nicholas (1797-1869)," Memorial #96566157, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=96566157&ref=acom (accessed July, 10, 2017).

Citation

Nicholas, Samuel Smith. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32196855 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
Hamilton Pope et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1863-10-24

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