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'''Sir Godfrey Nicholson, 1st Baronet''' (9 December 1901 &ndash; 14 July 1991)<ref>{{Rayment-hc|m|2|date=March 2012}}</ref> was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] [[Member of Parliament]] (MP).
'''Sir Godfrey Nicholson, 1st Baronet''' (9 December 1901 – 14 July 1991)<ref>{{Rayment-hc|m|2|date=March 2012}}</ref> was a British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP).


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
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==Political and military career==
==Political and military career==
In [[United Kingdom general election, 1931|1931]], he contested and won [[Morpeth (UK Parliament constituency)|Morpeth]] and held the seat until [[United Kingdom general election, 1935|1935]]. Two years later, he contested and won [[Farnham (UK Parliament constituency)|Farnham]] in [[Farnham by-election, 1937|a by-election]] and on the outbreak of [[World War II]] in 1939, he served with [[The Royal Fusiliers]] until 1942. He was subsequently a captain in the [[Home Guard (United Kingdom)|Home Guard]] and as MP criticized that an issue of [[pike (weapon)|pikes]] to the Home Guard made during a shortage of rifles "if not meant as a joke, was an insult".<ref>[http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1942/mar/11/army-supplementary-estimate-1941 Hansard: Army Supplementary Estimate, 1941, House of Commons Debate, 11 March 1942]</ref><ref>These weapons became known as "Croft's pikes" after the Under Secretary of War (Lord Croft) who defended their issue.</ref>
In [[1931 United Kingdom general election|1931]], he contested and won [[Morpeth (UK Parliament constituency)|Morpeth]] and held the seat until [[1935 United Kingdom general election|1935]]. Two years later, he contested and won [[Farnham (UK Parliament constituency)|Farnham]] in [[1937 Farnham by-election|a by-election]] and on the outbreak of [[World War II]] in 1939, he served with [[The Royal Fusiliers]] until 1942. He was subsequently a captain in the [[Home Guard (United Kingdom)|Home Guard]] and as MP criticized that an issue of [[pike (weapon)|pikes]] to the Home Guard made during a shortage of rifles "if not meant as a joke, was an insult".<ref>[https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1942/mar/11/army-supplementary-estimate-1941 Hansard: Army Supplementary Estimate, 1941, House of Commons Debate, 11 March 1942]</ref><ref>These weapons became known as "Croft's pikes" after the Under Secretary of War (Lord Croft) who defended their issue.</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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*Rose Helen (b. 13 May 1937), married [[Richard Luce, Baron Luce|The Lord Luce]].
*Rose Helen (b. 13 May 1937), married [[Richard Luce, Baron Luce|The Lord Luce]].
*Laura Violet (b. 18 January 1939), married [[John Montgomery-Cuninghame of Corsehill|Sir John Montgomery-Cuninghame of Corsehill, 12th Baronet]].
*Laura Violet (18 January 1939 - 2 June 2021), married [[John Montgomery-Cuninghame of Corsehill|Sir John Montgomery-Cuninghame of Corsehill, 12th Baronet]].
*[[Emma Nicholson, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne|Emma Harriet]] (b. 16 October 1941), married [[Michael Harris Caine|Sir Michael Harris Caine]].
*[[Emma Nicholson, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne|Emma Harriet]] (b. 16 October 1941), married [[Michael Harris Caine|Sir Michael Harris Caine]].
*Harriet Mary (b. 29 June 1946), married Charles Hugh Flower (a maternal great-great-grandson of the [[James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn|1st Duke of Abercorn]]).
*Harriet Mary (b. 29 June 1946), married Charles Hugh Flower (a maternal great-great-grandson of the [[James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn|1st Duke of Abercorn]]).
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As Nicholson had no sons from his marriage, his title became extinct upon his death in 1991.
As Nicholson had no sons from his marriage, his title became extinct upon his death in 1991.

==Arms==
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|escutcheon = Per pale Azure and Gules two bars gemel Ermine in chief three suns in splendour Or.
|crest = Out of an antique crown Gules a lion's head Ermine gorged with a collar gemel Azure.
|motto = Sol Et Scutum Deus<ref>{{cite book|title=Debrett's Peerage |date=1985 |page=644}}</ref>}}


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{Hansard-contribs | sir-godfrey-nicholson | Sir Godfrey Nicholson }}
*{{Hansard-contribs | sir-godfrey-nicholson | Sir Godfrey Nicholson }}
*[https://www.unithistories.com/officers/Army_officers_N01.html#Nicholson_G British Army Officers 1939−1945]


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Latest revision as of 21:45, 28 October 2024

Sir Godfrey Nicholson, 1st Baronet (9 December 1901 – 14 July 1991)[1] was a British Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP).

Early life and education

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A member of the family which founded London-based gin distillers J&W Nicholson & Co, Nicholson was a younger son of Richard Francis Harrison and a grandson of politician, William Nicholson. He was educated at Winchester College and graduated from Christ Church, Oxford in 1925.

Political and military career

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In 1931, he contested and won Morpeth and held the seat until 1935. Two years later, he contested and won Farnham in a by-election and on the outbreak of World War II in 1939, he served with The Royal Fusiliers until 1942. He was subsequently a captain in the Home Guard and as MP criticized that an issue of pikes to the Home Guard made during a shortage of rifles "if not meant as a joke, was an insult".[2][3]

Personal life

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On 20 March 1958, Nicholson was made a baronet[4] and retired from politics in 1966. On 30 June 1936, he had married Lady Katharine Lindsay (a younger daughter of the 27th Earl of Crawford) and they had four daughters:

Sir Godfrey was a favourite at the London Gliding Club where they appreciated his passing of favourable laws regarding gliding.

As Nicholson had no sons from his marriage, his title became extinct upon his death in 1991.

Arms

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Coat of arms of Godfrey Nicholson
Crest
Out of an antique crown Gules a lion's head Ermine gorged with a collar gemel Azure.
Escutcheon
Per pale Azure and Gules two bars gemel Ermine in chief three suns in splendour Or.
Motto
Sol Et Scutum Deus[5]

References

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  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 2)
  2. ^ Hansard: Army Supplementary Estimate, 1941, House of Commons Debate, 11 March 1942
  3. ^ These weapons became known as "Croft's pikes" after the Under Secretary of War (Lord Croft) who defended their issue.
  4. ^ "No. 41342". The London Gazette. 21 March 1958. p. 1844.
  5. ^ Debrett's Peerage. 1985. p. 644.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Morpeth
1931–1935 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Farnham
1937–1966 		Succeeded by
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
(of Winterbourne)
1958–1991 		Extinct


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