John Conover Nichols
| John Conover Nichols | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 2nd district |
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| In office January 3, 1935 – July 3, 1943 |
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| Preceded by | William W. Hastings |
| Succeeded by | William G. Stigler |
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| Born | August 31, 1896 Joplin, Missouri |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Asmara, Eritrea |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Marion Young Nichols |
| Children | Nina Jean Nichols Dan Nichols |
| Alma mater | teachers college |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Unit | 19th Infantry |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
John Conover Nichols (August 31, 1896 – November 7, 1945) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.
Biography
Born in Joplin, Missouri, Nichols was the son of John Adams and Mary Catherine Conover Nichols. He attended the public schools in Joplin, Missouri, and Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the teachers college at Emporia, Kansas. He married Marion Young in Tulsa on March 30, 1921. She was the daughter of William Buford and Nina Young of Eufaula. The Nichols had a daughter, Nina Jean, and a son, Dan. He studied law in the office of his brother in Eufaula, Oklahoma; and was admitted to the bar association in 1926 and commenced practice in Eufaula, Oklahoma.[1]
Career
During World War I Nichols served in the 19th Infantry, United States Army from 1917 to 1919.
Nichols was elected as a Democrat to the 74th Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1935, until his resignation on July 3, 1943,[2] to become vice president of Transcontinental & Western Airlines. While in office, he served on the Rivers and Harbors, Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Territories Committees. In 1935 and 1937 he was also a member of a special committee that went to Hawaii to hold hearings on statehood. His legislative interests focused on American Indians, soil conservation, old-age pensions, Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) camps, and aviation.[3]
Death
Still vice president of Transcontinental & Western Airlines, Nichols died in an airplane crash at Asmara, Eritrea, on November 7, 1945. He was interred in the United States military cemetery at Asmara, Eritrea; and reinterred at Greenwood Cemetery, Eufaula, Oklahoma.[4]
References
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- John Conover Nichols at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2009-02-22
- John C. Nichols Collection at the Carl Albert Center
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district January 3, 1935 – July 3, 1943 |
Succeeded by William G. Stigler |
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- 1896 births
- 1945 deaths
- People from Joplin, Missouri
- People from Eufaula, Oklahoma
- Oklahoma Democrats
- Emporia State University alumni
- Oklahoma lawyers
- United States Army soldiers
- American military personnel of World War I
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma
- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Eritrea
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- 20th-century American politicians
