Nicholas, Robert Carter, 1728-1780

Member, Virginia House of Burgesses and Virginia House of Delegates, judge.

From the description of Letter, 1773 August 27, Williamsburg, Va., to an unidentified recipient [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647825639

Epithet: Commissioner of Excise

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000216.0x0000dd

Virginia public official.

From the description of Receipt of Robert Carter Nicholas, 1770. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454305

Robert Carter Nicholas was the son of Dr. George Nicholas and Elizabeth Carter Burwell Nicholas (widow of Nathaniel Burwell) of Williamsburg, Virginia. His father migrated to Virginia; his mother was the daughter of wealthy Virginia landowner, Robert "King" Carter. He studied law at the College of William and Mary and practiced in the general court under the royal government. He served in the House of Burgesses, 1755-61 as the representative from York County, and from 1766-1775 as the representative of James City County, and was Treasurer for the colony of Virginia, 1766-1775. He was a member of the Virginia General Assembly from 1776 to 1778 and in 1779 was appointed to the high court of chancery. Consequently he became a member of the first Court of Appeals, predecessor of the Supreme Court of Virginia. Judge Nicholas died in 1780, so only served one year. Nicholas married Anne Cary, daughter of Wilson Cary of Warwick County in 1751 and the couple had four daughters and six sons.

From the guide to the Letter to Burwell Bassett, 1774 August 20, (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation)

Colonial official.

From the description of Autograph document signed : Williamsburg, 1772 Jan. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270609668