Joseph H. Nicholson
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human
lawyer
member of the United States House of Representatives
member of the United States Senate
politician
Joseph H. Nicholson was an early 19th-century American politician and U.S. congressman from Maryland known for his leadership in the anti-Federalist, states’ rights wing of the Democratic-Republican Party.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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lawyer ⓘ member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ member of the United States Senate ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| admitted to the bar | Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birth year | 1770 ⓘ |
| burial place | Old St. Paul’s Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| congressional district represented | Maryland’s 7th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country of citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| date of birth | 1770-05-15 ⓘ |
| date of death | 1817-03-04 ⓘ |
| death year | 1817 ⓘ |
| educated at |
St. John’s College (Annapolis)
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Washington College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Nicholson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| member of political party | Democratic-Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| military rank | colonel ⓘ |
| military service | War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notable for |
leadership in the states’ rights wing of the Democratic-Republican Party
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opposition to Federalist policies ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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politician ⓘ |
| participated in | impeachment proceedings against Samuel Chase ⓘ |
| place of birth | Talbot County, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place of death | Baltimore, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| political alignment |
anti-Federalist
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states’ rights ⓘ |
| position held |
Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates
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United States representative ⓘ United States senator ⓘ member of the Maryland House of Delegates ⓘ |
| relative |
Francis Nicholson
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James Nicholson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represented | Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| served as |
judge of the sixth judicial district of Maryland
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president of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company ⓘ |
| served in |
United States House of Representatives
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United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sex or gender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Henrietta Maria Tilghman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studied | law ⓘ |
| term in office (House of Representatives) began | 1799 ⓘ |
| term in office (House of Representatives) ended | 1806 ⓘ |
| term in office (Senate) began | 1806 ⓘ |
| term in office (Senate) ended | 1809 ⓘ |
| work location | Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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