GIAIMO, Robert Nicholas, a Representative from Connecticut; born in New Haven, Conn., October 15, 1919; attended North Haven public schools; graduated from Fordham College, New York City, in…
ZIHLMAN, Frederick Nicholas, a Representative from Maryland; born in Carnegie, Allegheny County, Pa., October 2, 1879; moved to Maryland with his parents, who settled in Cumberland in 1882;…
(Encyclopedia) Nicholas I, 1841–1921, prince (1860–1910) and king (1910–18) of Montenegro, successor of his uncle, Danilo II. In 1862, after a series of frontier incidents, Nicholas was forced into…
(Encyclopedia) Flüe, Nicholas von der, SaintFlüe, Nicholas von der, Saintfən dĕr flüˈə [key], 1417–87, Swiss patriot and folk hero. He was leader of the cantonal forces fighting Austria and counselor…
(Encyclopedia) Nicholas I, 1796–1855, czar of Russia (1825–55), third son of Paul I. His brother and predecessor, Alexander I, died childless (1825). Constantine, Paul's second son, was next in…
RUMPLE, John Nicholas William, a Representative from Iowa; born near Fostoria, Seneca County, Ohio, March 4, 1841; attended the public schools, Western College, Iowa, and the Iowa State…
(Encyclopedia) Throckmorton or Throgmorton, Sir Nicholas, 1515–71, English diplomat. A relative of Catherine Parr, the last wife of Henry VIII, he became a staunch Protestant and gained the favor of…
(Encyclopedia) Horthy de Nagybanya, NicholasHorthy de Nagybanya, Nicholashôrˈtĭ də nŏˈdyəbäˌnyŏ [key], Hung. Nagybányai Horthy Miklós, 1868–1957, Hungarian admiral and regent. He commanded the Austro…
(Encyclopedia) Vansittart, Nicholas, 1st Baron BexleyVansittart, Nicholas, 1st Baron Bexleyvănˈsĭtärt [key], 1766–1851, British politician. He entered Parliament in 1796, was joint secretary of the…
(Encyclopedia) Biddle, Nicholas, 1750–78, American naval officer, b. Philadelphia. Biddle left the British navy in 1773. In the American Revolution he became captain in the patriot navy and daringly…
