Erskine Arthur Nicolson, 3rd Baron Carnock DSO, JP (26 March 1884 – 2 October 1982),[1] styled The Honourable from 1916 until 1952, was a British peer and sailor.
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Born in Athens, Nicolson was the second son of Arthur Nicolson, 1st Baron Carnock, at that time chargé d'affaires at the British legation.[1] His mother was Mary Catharine, the daughter of Archibald Rowan-Hamilton, a soldier in the 5th Dragoon Guards.[1] In 1952, Nicolson succeeded his older brother Frederick as baron, who had inherited their father's titles in 1928.[1] A third brother was the author Harold Nicolson.[1]
Nicolson entered the Royal Navy and was educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, called HMS Britannia.[2] In 1912, he was awarded an Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy for his participation in the British rescue mission after the 1908 Messina earthquake.[3] He went to the Royal Naval Staff College in 1913 and afterwards became a war staff officer in a light cruiser squadron, fighting in the First World War.[2] For his services in France, Nicolson was appointed a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in 1916. [4]
After the war he was decorated with the Distinguished Service Order in 1919[5] and received also the Order of St Anne of Russia.[2] He retired as a commander in 1924[6] and was nominated a Justice of the Peace for the county of Devon.[2]
On 9 October 1919, Nicolson married Katharine Frederica Albertha, eldest daughter of Henry Lopes, 1st Baron Roborough.[7] They had three children, one daughter and two sons. [7] His wife died in 1968 and Nicolson survived her until 1982.[8] He was succeeded in the barony by his older son David.[8]
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Frederick Nicolson |
Baron Carnock 1952 – 1982 |
Succeeded by David Nicolson |