Background
Nicholson, John Rutherford was born on March 9, 1887 in Virden, Illinois, United States. Son of John Christopher and Martha A. (Rutherford) Nicholson.
Nicholson, John Rutherford was born on March 9, 1887 in Virden, Illinois, United States. Son of John Christopher and Martha A. (Rutherford) Nicholson.
Student Amherst College, 1912-1913. Bachelor of Laws, University Michigan, 1916.
Admitted Illinois bar, 1916, since practiced in Chicago, member of law firm Nicholson, Nisen & Elliott. Director, general counsel LaSalle National Bank, Bell & Gossett Company, Cinch Manufacturing Corporation, Crane Packing Company, Chicago.
Member American, Illinois, Chicago Bar Associations, Phi Delta Phi. Member Glencoe Union Church. Clubs: Lawyers (Ann Arbor Michigan).
Married Virginia Ruth Olwin, April. Children: John R., Junior.