Sir Godfrey Nicholson, 1st Baronet
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Sir Godfrey Nicholson, 1st Baronet (9 December 1901 – 14 July 1991) was a British Conservative Party politician.
Nicholson was a younger son of Richard Francis Harrison and a grandson of politician, William Nicholson. He was educated at Winchester College and graduated from Christ Church, Oxford in 1925. In 1931, he contested and won Morpeth and held the seat until 1935. Two years later, he contested and won Farnham and on the outbreak of World War II in 1939, he served with the The Royal Fusiliers until 1942.
In 1958, Nicholson was made a baronet and retired from politics in 1966. On 30 June 1936, he had married Lady Katharine Lindsay (a younger daughter of the 27th Earl of Crawford) and they had four daughters: Sir Godfrey was a favorite at the London Gliding Club where they appreciated his passing of favorable laws regarding gliding.
- Rose Helen (b. 13 May 1937), married The Lord Luce.
- Laura Violet (b. 18 January 1939), married Sir John Montgomery-Cuninghame of Corsehill, 12th Baronet.
- Emma Harriet (b. 16 October 1941), married Sir Michael Harris Caine.
- Harriet Mary (b. 29 June 1946), married Charles Hugh Flower (a maternal great-great-grandson of the 1st Duke of Abercorn).
As Nicholson had no sons from his marriage, his title became extinct upon his death in 1991.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Ebenezer Edwards |
Member of Parliament for Morpeth 1931–1935 |
Succeeded by Robert Taylor |
| Preceded by Sir Arthur Samuel |
Member of Parliament for Farnham 1937–1966 |
Succeeded by Maurice Macmillan |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by (new creation) |
Baronet (of Winterbourne) 1958–1991 |
Succeeded by (title extinct) |
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