George Edward Nicholson

Background

Nicholson, George Edward was born on January 13, 1861 in New York City. Son of Thomas and Hanna (Gowland) Nicholson.

Education

Educational public schools.

Career

Zinc manufacturer, Nevada, Missouri, and Iola, Kansas, 1896-1903. Cement manufacturer, Iola and Independence, Kansas, 1904-1912. President Hawkeye Portland Cement Company, 1906-1912, Dixie Portland Cement Company, 1906-1912.

President Iola Portland Cement Company, 1907-1911.

President Louisiana Harpe (Kansas) Spelter Company and Tulsa (Oklahoma) Spelter Company, 1913-1915. President Kusa (Oklahoma) Spelter Company and Nicholson Corporation, since 1915.

President National Cement Company, since 1920. President Kansas Missouri Gas Company, 1922-1933.

Trustee Baker U.

Achievements

• George Edward Nicholson has been listed as a noteworthy manufacturer, natural gas producer by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Florence Belle Foster, October 12, 1881 (died 1903). Married second, Ida H. Anderson, June 30, 1910. Children: George Albert, Ralph Edward.

Father:

Thomas Nicholson

Mother:

Hanna (Gowland) Nicholson

Spouse:

Ida H. Anderson

Spouse:

Florence Belle Foster

child:

Ralph Edward Nicholson

child:

George Albert Nicholson