Donald William Nicholson
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's9th district
In office November 18, 1947 – January 3, 1959
Preceded by	Charles L. Gifford
Succeeded by	Hastings Keith
Member of theMassachusetts Senate
In office 1926 – 1947
Member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1925 – 1926
Personal details
Born	(1888-08-11)August 11, 1888 Wareham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	February 16, 1968(1968-02-16) (aged 79) Wareham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Party	Republican
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Battles/wars	World War I

Donald William Nicholson (August 11, 1888 – February 16, 1968) was an American politician from the state ofMassachusetts.

Born inWareham, Massachusetts, Nicholson attended the public schools and took college extension courses. He first worked as a salesman before serving in theUnited States Army duringWorld War I from 1917 to 1919. He served in the 236th Prisoner of War Escort CompanyArmy Service Corps and rose to the rank of sergeant.

Returning to Massachusetts, he entered politics and served as selectman, assessor, and overseer of the poor in Wareham from 1920 to 1925. He served as a delegate to all Republican state conventions from 1924 to 1947; served in theMassachusetts House of Representatives in 1925 and 1926; as a member of theMassachusetts Senate from 1926 to 1947, and aspresident of the state senate in 1946 and 1947. He was elected as a Republican to the Eightieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States RepresentativeCharles L. Gifford, and reelected to the five succeeding Congresses (November 18, 1947 – January 3, 1959). Nicholson voted in favor of theCivil Rights Act of 1957.^[1]

Nicholson retired to his home in Wareham, remaining there until his death on February 16, 1968; he is buried in Center Cemetery.

In 1964 a bridge in Wareham was named after Nicholson.^[2]

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• People from Wareham, Massachusetts
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