Governor Francis T. Nicholls

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Governor_Francis_T._Nicholls
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:birthDate August 20, 1834
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Donaldsonville,_Louisiana,_United_States
gptkbp:children Francis T. Nicholls Jr.
gptkbp:deathDate January 4, 1912
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Ridgefield_Plantation,_Louisiana,_United_States
gptkbp:fullName Francis Tillou Nicholls
gptkbp:honor Nicholls State University named in his honor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Governor Francis T. Nicholls
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank Brigadier General
gptkbp:notableEvent Lost an arm and a foot in the American Civil War
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
gptkb:military_officer
politician
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld Governor of Louisiana
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Samuel_D._McEnery
gptkb:Stephen_B._Packard
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:St._John's_Episcopal_Church_Cemetery,_Thibodaux,_Louisiana
gptkbp:signature Francis T Nicholls signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Caroline_Zilpha_Guion
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Louis_A._Wiltz
Murphy J. Foster
gptkbp:termEnd April 28, 1880
May 20, 1892
gptkbp:termStart January 8, 1877
January 16, 1888
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Governor_Nicholls_Street_Wharf
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8