John Nicholas (of Chepstow)

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John Nicholas was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1656 and 1659.

The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain. In 1801, with the union of Great Britain and Ireland, that house was in turn replaced by the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.

Nicholas was of Chepstow and was a captain in Commonwealth army. He became governor of Chepstow in January 1651 and was added to the High Court of Justice on 25 June 1651.^[1] In 1656, he was elected Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire in the Second Protectorate Parliament.^[2] He was appointed steward to hold courts for conservation of the River Severn from 1656 to 1657 and was governor of Chepstow again in 1659.^[1] He was re-elected MP for Monmouthshire for the Third Protectorate Parliament in 1659.^[2]

Chepstow is a town and community in Monmouthshire, Wales, adjoining the border with Gloucestershire, England. It is located on the River Wye, about 2 miles (3.2 km) above its confluence with the River Severn, and adjoining the western end of the Severn Bridge. It is 16 miles (26 km) east of Newport, 28 miles (45 km) east-northeast of Cardiff, 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Bristol and 110 miles (180 km) west of London.

Monmouthshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of Parliament of England from 1536 until 1707, of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1801, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs).

The Second Protectorate Parliament in England sat for two sessions from 17 September 1656 until 4 February 1658, with Thomas Widdrington as the Speaker of the House of Commons. In its first session, the House of Commons was its only chamber; in the second session an Other House with a power of veto over the decisions of the Commons was added.

On the Restoration, he went abroad. He received a pardon and a pass as one of those whom the king wished to call home.^[1]

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Preceded by Henry Herbert Thomas Hughes Thomas Morgan	Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire 1656–1659 With: Major General James Berry 1656 Nathaniel Waterhouse 1656 Edward Herbert 1656 William Morgan 1659	Succeeded by Restored Rump

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[Williams-1] 1 2 3 W R Williams Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales

[Willis-2] 1 2 Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp. 229–239.