Henry Nicholson (Royal Navy officer)

Admiral Sir Henry Frederick Nicholson KCB (21 October 1835 – 17 October 1914) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.Nicholson joined the Royal Navy in 1849.[3] He became Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa Station in 1890 and Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1896.[2][5] Nicholson married, in 1874, Frances Anne Thomson, daughter of George Thomson, QC, of New Brunswick.[6] Lady Nicholson was godmother to HMS Proserpine on her launch at Sheerness Dockyard on 5 December 1896.
Ware, HertfordshireUnited KingdomRoyal NavyAdmiralHMS TemeraireHMS AsiaCape of Good Hope StationNore CommandOrder of the BathCommander-in-Chief, The NoreBombardment of AlexandriaCommander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa StationNew BrunswickHMS ProserpineSheerness DockyardThe TimesSir Richard WellsCommander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope StationSir Frederick BedfordSir Charles Hotham