Background
Nicholson, Soterios was born on April 7, 1885 in Kalliani, Corinth, Greece. Son of Nicolaos J. and Evdokia (Kerasiotis) Papasoteriou.
Nicholson, Soterios was born on April 7, 1885 in Kalliani, Corinth, Greece. Son of Nicolaos J. and Evdokia (Kerasiotis) Papasoteriou.
Came to the United States, 1903, naturalized, 1910. Education public and private schools Athens and Tripolis. Student Emerson Institute, Washington, District of Columbia, 1906-1908.
Bachelor of Laws, George Washington University, 1911.
Washington correspondent Atlantis, Greek Daily, New York since 1912. Admitted to bars: District of Columbia, 1911, Court of Claims, 1915, Supreme Court of the United States Court, 1917, District Court of the United States for the District of Maryland, 1917, Supreme Court of Appeals, Virginia, 1926, Court of Appeals Maryland, 1928, District Court of the United States for 6th Circuit and Eastern District of Michigan, 1928. Assisted in purchase by Greece from United States Government of the United States ships Idaho and Mississippi, 1914, counsel for the Greek Embassy.
Assistant counsel, North.R.A. of the United States, December 11, 1933-November 5, 1934, assistant deputy administrator, November 6, 1934-June 16, 1935, technical adviser June 17, 1935 to October 15, 1935.
President and director Nicholson and Company, Incorporated Real Estate, Capital Features Syndicate. Campaign speaker for Republican National Committee 1916, 1920, 1924, for Democratic National Committee, 1936.
Commissioned captain ordnance finance, United States Army, December 11, 1917. Served as disbursing office, summary Court officer, Motor Transport Corps Officer, Liberty Loan Officer, honorary discharge July 31, 1919.
Member District of Columbia, American, Federal bar associations, American Society International Law, Association Oldest Inhatitants of District of Columbia, past commander National Press. Member Greek Orthodox Church. Member Order of Ahepa.
Club: National Press.
Public Nation’s Capital Magazine, 1930-1931.
Married Anna Bresnahan, September 21, 1916 (died 1918). Married second, Edith H. Tharp, August 16, 1920 (died 1947).