Reginald F. Nicholson
Reginald F. Nicholson | |
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Captain (later Rear Admiral) Reginald F. Nicholson as commanding officer of the battleship USS Nebraska, sometime between 1907 and 1909 | |
| Nickname(s) | "Reggie", "Edgy Reggie" |
| Born | 15 December 1852 Washington, D.C. |
| Died | 19 December 1939 (aged 87) Bethesda, Maryland |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1864; 1873–1914; 1917–1919 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
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| Relations | William J. Nicholson (brother) |
Rear Admiral Reginald Fairfax Nicholson (15 December 1852 – 19 December 1939) was an officer in the United States Navy. He fought in the American Civil War and Spanish–American War, was Commander-in-Chief of the United States Asiatic Fleet, and came out of retirement during World War I to serve as the first U.S. naval attaché to Ecuador and Peru. He retired as the last active-duty U.S. Navy officer to have served in the American Civil War.