Two other relatives are interred at Arlington National Cemetery: his brother, Rear Admiral Reginald F. Nicholson and his cousin, Leonard L. Nicholson III.
He was the son of Somerville Nicholson and Hannah Jones Nicholson.
On January 6, 1883, he married Harriet Fenlon in Kansas.
They were the parents of two children.
The New York Times December 21, 1931
Brigadier General Nicholson Dies in 76th Year
Commanded Maryland Troops in World War
Led a Brigade of the 79th Division
Was In The Army 43 Years
Spent 37 With Custer's Old Regiment, the 7th Cavalry
Honored by Two Governments
Washington, December 20. Brigadier General William J. Nicholson, United States Army, retired, who commanded the Maryland troops in the World War, died tonight at his apartment here after a brief illness in his seventy-sixth year. Funeral services will be held in St. Matthew's Catholic Church on Tuesday morning. Burial will take place in Arlington Cemetery.
General Nicholson was born in Washington on January 16, 1856. His father was Commodore Somerville Nicholson, United States Navy The son was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of Cavalry in 1876. After graduating from the Infantry and Cavalry School in 1883, he served in the Spanish-American War and later in the Mexican punitive expedition. As Commander of the Maryland troops he participated in the Meuse-Argonne offensive and other battles.
The Distinguished Service Medal was awarded to him. He was an Officer of the Legion of Honor. He was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in the regular Army by an Act of Congress on February 27, 1927. He married Miss Harriet Fenlon of Wichita, Kansas in 1883. They have had a son and a daughter.
Of the forty three years of his continuous service in the Army, General Nicholson, who retired in January 1920 spent thirty seven with the Seventh Cavalry, General Custer's old Regiment, which he commanded for a time. The Distinguished Service Cross awarded him in April 1919 was in recognition of distinguished and exceptional gallantry at Bois de Bouge on September 19, 1918. He received the Distinguished Service Medal in the same year, 1919. He is said to have had a wider experience with enlisted men than any other American officer.
At the outset of the World War General Nicholson had charge of the Officers' School at Fort Sheridan, where he prepared for their commissions many young Chicagoans. In 1917 he was in command at Camp Meade. Overseas he led the Brigade of the Seventy-ninth Division that included the 313th and 314th Infantry. With these troops he captured Montfaucon and then moved over to the Verdun sector, where he was stationed at the Armistice. On his return to the United States he held command of Camp Upton during the period of demobilization in 1919.
In September 1920 General Nicholson was elected President of the Army and Navy Club of America. He held that office when, the following February, the club acquired the clubhouse at 112 West Fifty-ninth Street, formerly occupied by the German Club. He was also a member of the Chevy Chase Club of Washington.
He was the son of Somerville Nicholson and Hannah Jones Nicholson.
On January 6, 1883, he married Harriet Fenlon in Kansas.
They were the parents of two children.
The New York Times December 21, 1931
Brigadier General Nicholson Dies in 76th Year
Commanded Maryland Troops in World War
Led a Brigade of the 79th Division
Was In The Army 43 Years
Spent 37 With Custer's Old Regiment, the 7th Cavalry
Honored by Two Governments
Washington, December 20. Brigadier General William J. Nicholson, United States Army, retired, who commanded the Maryland troops in the World War, died tonight at his apartment here after a brief illness in his seventy-sixth year. Funeral services will be held in St. Matthew's Catholic Church on Tuesday morning. Burial will take place in Arlington Cemetery.
General Nicholson was born in Washington on January 16, 1856. His father was Commodore Somerville Nicholson, United States Navy The son was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of Cavalry in 1876. After graduating from the Infantry and Cavalry School in 1883, he served in the Spanish-American War and later in the Mexican punitive expedition. As Commander of the Maryland troops he participated in the Meuse-Argonne offensive and other battles.
The Distinguished Service Medal was awarded to him. He was an Officer of the Legion of Honor. He was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in the regular Army by an Act of Congress on February 27, 1927. He married Miss Harriet Fenlon of Wichita, Kansas in 1883. They have had a son and a daughter.
Of the forty three years of his continuous service in the Army, General Nicholson, who retired in January 1920 spent thirty seven with the Seventh Cavalry, General Custer's old Regiment, which he commanded for a time. The Distinguished Service Cross awarded him in April 1919 was in recognition of distinguished and exceptional gallantry at Bois de Bouge on September 19, 1918. He received the Distinguished Service Medal in the same year, 1919. He is said to have had a wider experience with enlisted men than any other American officer.
At the outset of the World War General Nicholson had charge of the Officers' School at Fort Sheridan, where he prepared for their commissions many young Chicagoans. In 1917 he was in command at Camp Meade. Overseas he led the Brigade of the Seventy-ninth Division that included the 313th and 314th Infantry. With these troops he captured Montfaucon and then moved over to the Verdun sector, where he was stationed at the Armistice. On his return to the United States he held command of Camp Upton during the period of demobilization in 1919.
In September 1920 General Nicholson was elected President of the Army and Navy Club of America. He held that office when, the following February, the club acquired the clubhouse at 112 West Fifty-ninth Street, formerly occupied by the German Club. He was also a member of the Chevy Chase Club of Washington.
Two other relatives are interred at Arlington National Cemetery: his brother, Rear Admiral Reginald F. Nicholson and his cousin, Leonard L. Nicholson III.
He was the son of Somerville Nicholson and Hannah Jones Nicholson.
On January 6, 1883, he married Harriet Fenlon in Kansas.
They were the parents of two children.
The New York Times December 21, 1931
Brigadier General Nicholson Dies in 76th Year
Commanded Maryland Troops in World War
Led a Brigade of the 79th Division
Was In The Army 43 Years
Spent 37 With Custer's Old Regiment, the 7th Cavalry
Honored by Two Governments
Washington, December 20. Brigadier General William J. Nicholson, United States Army, retired, who commanded the Maryland troops in the World War, died tonight at his apartment here after a brief illness in his seventy-sixth year. Funeral services will be held in St. Matthew's Catholic Church on Tuesday morning. Burial will take place in Arlington Cemetery.
General Nicholson was born in Washington on January 16, 1856. His father was Commodore Somerville Nicholson, United States Navy The son was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of Cavalry in 1876. After graduating from the Infantry and Cavalry School in 1883, he served in the Spanish-American War and later in the Mexican punitive expedition. As Commander of the Maryland troops he participated in the Meuse-Argonne offensive and other battles.
The Distinguished Service Medal was awarded to him. He was an Officer of the Legion of Honor. He was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in the regular Army by an Act of Congress on February 27, 1927. He married Miss Harriet Fenlon of Wichita, Kansas in 1883. They have had a son and a daughter.
Of the forty three years of his continuous service in the Army, General Nicholson, who retired in January 1920 spent thirty seven with the Seventh Cavalry, General Custer's old Regiment, which he commanded for a time. The Distinguished Service Cross awarded him in April 1919 was in recognition of distinguished and exceptional gallantry at Bois de Bouge on September 19, 1918. He received the Distinguished Service Medal in the same year, 1919. He is said to have had a wider experience with enlisted men than any other American officer.
At the outset of the World War General Nicholson had charge of the Officers' School at Fort Sheridan, where he prepared for their commissions many young Chicagoans. In 1917 he was in command at Camp Meade. Overseas he led the Brigade of the Seventy-ninth Division that included the 313th and 314th Infantry. With these troops he captured Montfaucon and then moved over to the Verdun sector, where he was stationed at the Armistice. On his return to the United States he held command of Camp Upton during the period of demobilization in 1919.
In September 1920 General Nicholson was elected President of the Army and Navy Club of America. He held that office when, the following February, the club acquired the clubhouse at 112 West Fifty-ninth Street, formerly occupied by the German Club. He was also a member of the Chevy Chase Club of Washington.
He was the son of Somerville Nicholson and Hannah Jones Nicholson.
On January 6, 1883, he married Harriet Fenlon in Kansas.
They were the parents of two children.
The New York Times December 21, 1931
Brigadier General Nicholson Dies in 76th Year
Commanded Maryland Troops in World War
Led a Brigade of the 79th Division
Was In The Army 43 Years
Spent 37 With Custer's Old Regiment, the 7th Cavalry
Honored by Two Governments
Washington, December 20. Brigadier General William J. Nicholson, United States Army, retired, who commanded the Maryland troops in the World War, died tonight at his apartment here after a brief illness in his seventy-sixth year. Funeral services will be held in St. Matthew's Catholic Church on Tuesday morning. Burial will take place in Arlington Cemetery.
General Nicholson was born in Washington on January 16, 1856. His father was Commodore Somerville Nicholson, United States Navy The son was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of Cavalry in 1876. After graduating from the Infantry and Cavalry School in 1883, he served in the Spanish-American War and later in the Mexican punitive expedition. As Commander of the Maryland troops he participated in the Meuse-Argonne offensive and other battles.
The Distinguished Service Medal was awarded to him. He was an Officer of the Legion of Honor. He was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in the regular Army by an Act of Congress on February 27, 1927. He married Miss Harriet Fenlon of Wichita, Kansas in 1883. They have had a son and a daughter.
Of the forty three years of his continuous service in the Army, General Nicholson, who retired in January 1920 spent thirty seven with the Seventh Cavalry, General Custer's old Regiment, which he commanded for a time. The Distinguished Service Cross awarded him in April 1919 was in recognition of distinguished and exceptional gallantry at Bois de Bouge on September 19, 1918. He received the Distinguished Service Medal in the same year, 1919. He is said to have had a wider experience with enlisted men than any other American officer.
At the outset of the World War General Nicholson had charge of the Officers' School at Fort Sheridan, where he prepared for their commissions many young Chicagoans. In 1917 he was in command at Camp Meade. Overseas he led the Brigade of the Seventy-ninth Division that included the 313th and 314th Infantry. With these troops he captured Montfaucon and then moved over to the Verdun sector, where he was stationed at the Armistice. On his return to the United States he held command of Camp Upton during the period of demobilization in 1919.
In September 1920 General Nicholson was elected President of the Army and Navy Club of America. He held that office when, the following February, the club acquired the clubhouse at 112 West Fifty-ninth Street, formerly occupied by the German Club. He was also a member of the Chevy Chase Club of Washington.
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