Dictionary of Sydney

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Nicholson, Charles

Physician, businessman and politician who was regarded as a connoisseur, scholar and statesman. He helped found Sydney University, and a museum there is named for him.

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Born
Cockermouth, Cumberland, England
23 Nov 1808
Arrived Sydney
1833
Departed Sydney
1862
Died
England
08 Nov 1903
Name
Commemorated by
Occupation
Position
1837
01 Jun 1843 - 20 Jun 1848
1844 - 1851
01 Jul 1848 - 30 Jun 1851
1850
01 Sep 1851 - 29 Feb 1856
1854 - 1862
1860
Property
Owner of
1845 - 1859
Owner of
1848 - 1855