Isaac R. Nicholson
Isaac R. Nicholson | |
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| 7th Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
| In office January 2, 1826 – February 8, 1827 | |
| Preceded by | Cowles Mead |
| Succeeded by | Charles B. Green |
| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi | |
| In office 1829–1833 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | District disestablished |
| Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the Hancock, Greene, Jones, and Perry Counties district | |
| In office January 3, 1820 – June 30, 1822 | |
| Succeeded by | Laughlin McKay |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Hinds County district | |
| In office January 1, 1836 – 1838 | |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Copiah County district | |
| In office January 3, 1825 – February 7, 1827 | |
| Preceded by | William Tullis |
| Succeeded by | Seth Grandberry |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Greene County district | |
| In office January 5, 1819 – February 1819 | |
| Preceded by | George B. Dameron |
| Succeeded by | Hugh McDonald |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1789 or 1790 Pendleton, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | (aged 54) Hinds County, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Isaac R. Nicholson (1789/1790 – August 28, 1844) was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist. He was a justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from the establishment of a new seat on the court in 1828 until the court was abolished in favor of a new structure in 1833. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1819-1827 including as the 7th Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives, serving from 1826 to 1827. He also served in the Mississippi Senate. In the 1830s he returned to the Mississippi House of Representatives.