| LC control no. | no2008044471 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Nicholson, Samuel Danford, 1859-1923 |
| Variant(s) | Nicholson, Mr. (Samuel Danford), 1859-1923 |
| Birth date | 1859-02-22 |
| Death date | 1923-03-24 |
| Place of birth | Prince Edward Island |
| Place of death | Denver (Colo.) |
| Affiliation | United States. Fuel Administration United States. Congress. Senate Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) |
| Profession or occupation | Legislators Mayors Miners |
| Found in | John L. Livingston, 1922: p. 1 (Mr. Nicholson, from the Committee on Naval Affairs) Biog. dir. of the U.S. Cong. online, viewed Mar. 21, 2008 (Nicholson, Samuel Danford, a Senator from Colo.; b. Feb. 22, 1859; d. Mar. 24, 1923) Biog. dir. of the U.S. Congress website, December 1, 2015 (Nicholson, Samuel Danford, a Senator from Colorado; born in Springfield, Prince Edward Island, Canada, February 22, 1859; attended the public schools; moved to Michigan, then to Nebraska, and later, in 1881, to Leadville, Colo.; became interested in mining, advancing from miner to foreman, superintendent, manager, and president of the Western Mining Company; discovered the zinc ore which bears his name, “Nicholsonite”; Populist mayor of Leadville 1893-1897; moved to Denver in 1902; unsuccessful candidate for governor in 1914 and 1916; during the First World War served as State chairman of the Liberty and Victory loan campaigns; member, United States Fuel Administration; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1921, until his death in Denver, Colo., March 24, 1923; interment in Fairmount Cemetery) |
| Associated language | eng |
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