Samuel Nicholls

Samuel Nicholls
Member of the Australian Parliament for Macquarie
In office 5 May 1917 – 16 December 1922
Preceded by	Ernest Carr
Succeeded by	Arthur Manning
Personal details
Born	15 May 1885(1885-05-15) Mudgee, New South Wales
Died	26 September 1939(1939-09-26) (aged 54)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Occupation	Clerk

Samuel Robert Nicholls (15 May 1885 – 26 September 1939) was an Australian politician. Born in Mudgee, New South Wales, he was educated at public schools and became a clerk and cement worker. In 1917, he narrowly defeated Ernest Carr, a Labor turned Nationalist MP, to win the Australian House of Representatives seat of Macquarie for Labor. He held the seat until his defeat in 1922 by Nationalist Arthur Manning. He died in 1939.^[1]

References

^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia. Retrieved 2008-05-23.

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Ernest Carr	Member for Macquarie 1917 – 1922	Succeeded by Arthur Manning