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James Dyce Nicol (13 August 1805 – 16 November 1872) was a Scottish^[1] Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1865 to 1872.

Nicol was the son of W. Nicol M.D. of Stonehaven and his wife Margaret Dyce daughter of J. Dyce of Aberdeen. He was educated at the University of Glasgow and lived at Bombay for many years. He was a partner in the firm of Messrs. W. Nichol and Co until he retired in 1844, as well as a director of the Borneo Company Limited from its inception in 1856 until 1869.^[2] Additionally, he was a Deputy Lieutenant and J.P. for Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire, and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.^[3]

At the 1865 general election Nicol was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kincardineshire. He held the seat until his death at the age of 67 in 1872.^[4]

Nicol married Sarah Loyd, daughter of Edward Loyd, banker of London and Manchester in 1844.

References

^ Scottish Births and Baptisms
^ Longhurst, H. (1956) The Borneo Story: The First Hundred Years of the Borneo Company Limited
^ Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1870
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "K" (part 2)

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by James Nicol

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir Hugh Arbuthnot	Member of Parliament for Kincardineshire 1865 – 1872	Succeeded by George Balfour

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[1] Scottish Births and Baptisms

[2] Longhurst, H. (1956) The Borneo Story: The First Hundred Years of the Borneo Company Limited

[Debrett-3] Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1870

[4] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "K" (part 2)

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 '''James Dyce Nicol''' (13 August 1805 – 16 November 1872) was a Scottish<ref>[https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XYN9-VQ6 Scottish Births and Baptisms]</ref> [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] politician who sat in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] from 1865 to 1872.
-Nicol was the son of W. Nicol M.D. of Stonehaven and his wife Margaret Dyce daughter of J. Dyce of Aberdeen. He was educated at the [[University of Glasgow]] and lived at [[Bombay]] for many years. He was a partner in the firm of Messrs. W. Nichol and Co until he retired in 1844. He was a [[Deputy Lieutenant]] and [[Justice of the Peace|J.P.]] for Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire. He was also a Fellow of the [[Royal Geographical Society]].<ref name=Debrett>[http://www.archive.org/stream/debrettshouseo1870londuoft#page/206/mode/2up  Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1870]</ref>
+Nicol was the son of W. Nicol M.D. of Stonehaven and his wife Margaret Dyce daughter of J. Dyce of Aberdeen. He was educated at the [[University of Glasgow]] and lived at [[Bombay]] for many years. He was a partner in the firm of Messrs. W. Nichol and Co until he retired in 1844, as well as a director of the [[Borneo Company Limited]] from its inception in 1856 until 1869.<ref>Longhurst, H. (1956) The Borneo Story: The First Hundred Years of the Borneo Company Limited</ref> Additionally, he was a [[Deputy Lieutenant]] and [[Justice of the Peace|J.P.]] for Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire, and a Fellow of the [[Royal Geographical Society]].<ref name=Debrett>[http://www.archive.org/stream/debrettshouseo1870londuoft#page/206/mode/2up  Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1870]</ref>
 At the [[United Kingdom general election, 1865|1865 general election]] Nicol was elected as the [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Kincardineshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Kincardineshire]]. He held the seat until his death at the age of 67 in 1872.<ref>{{Rayment-hc|k|2|date=March 2012}}</ref>