Background
Nicholson, Frank Lee was born on August 12, 1868 in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. Son of Francis James and Catharine Olevia (Culpepper) Nicholson.
Nicholson, Frank Lee was born on August 12, 1868 in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. Son of Francis James and Catharine Olevia (Culpepper) Nicholson.
Education public and high schools and Suffolk Military Academy (2 years civil and railroad engineering). Correspondent courses in bridge engineering, architecture, and electrical engineering.
Richard H. Peake), Clyde Parker. Rodman, chainman, levelman and office assistant to chief engineer on location surveys of Atlantic & Danville Railroad (now Danville division of Southern Railway), 1887-1889. Levelman, later resident engineer on construction, Wilmington, North Carolina, Terminal, and First Residency, Wilmington, Newbern & Norfolk Railroad (now Newbern branch of Atlantic Coast Lincolnshire Railroad), 1889-1890.
Private practice, January-June, 1890.
Assistant engineer maintenance of way, Norfolk Southern Railroad, 1890-1892, acting engineer m. of West, 1892-1898, engineer m. of West, 1898-1909, chief engineer, 1909-1947, retired in charge of valuation of same railway and allied properties, 1914-1947. Chief engineer Raleigh, Charlotte and Southern Railroad from 1912 until road was purchased by Norfolk Southern Railroad
Construction engineering Virginia Railway, July-December 1918, and chief engineer, 1918-1919. Served in Washington, District of Columbia, as a representative of the Southern Region on a committee for drafting rules and working conditions for maintenance of way employees and shop labor during Federal administration of rys.
Chairman Committee XX on Uniform General Contract Forms of America Railway Engineering Association, 1932-1937.
Chairman City Planning Commission, Norfolk, Virginia.
God has revealed and continues to reveal God's self through the Bible, through the created order, through mighty acts in history, and, preeminently, through God the Son, Jesus Christ.
Member American Railway Engineering Association (director) 1937-1940. Member American Society Civil Engineers (director 1929-1931. Club of Hampton Roads (president 1925-1926), Norfolk Yacht and Country.
Mason ( Knights Templar, Shriner), Odd.
Married Ada Starr Parker, December 4, 1890. Children: Ethel (widow of Doctor.