John Cochran Nicoll:
Born: October 7, 1793
Birthplace: Savannah Georgia
Father: Albimael Youngs Nicoll 1766 – 1835
Mother: Caroline Agnes Ledbetter 1775 – 1862
Wife: Eliza Mary Anderson 1801 – 1865
(Buried: North Laurel Grove Cemetery Savannah Georgia)
Children:
Georgia Clifford Nicoll Gilliam 1828 – 1863
(Buried: North Laurel Grove Cemetery Savannah Georgia)
George Anderson Nicoll 1830 – 1879
(Buried: North Laurel Grove Cemetery Savannah Georgia)
Education:
Attended Litchfield Law School
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Savannah Georgia
Recorder for the City of Savannah Georgia
Georgia State Representative
1821 – 1822: Solicitor for Eastern Georgia Judicial Circuit
1824 – 1834: Judge for the city of Savannah Georgia
1834 – 1835: Judge of Superior Court for Eastern Georgia Circuit
1835 – 1838: Judge for the city of Savannah Georgia
Mayor of Savannah Georgia
1839 – 1848: Judge of U.S. District Court for Georgia District
1848 – 1861: Judge of U.S. District Court Northern Georgia District
1848 – 1861: Judge of U.S. District Court Southern Georgia District
1861: Resigned as Federal Judge on January 19th
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1863: Confederate States District Attorney for Georgia
Died: November 16, 1863
Place of Death: Savannah Georgia
Age at time of Death: 70 years old
Burial Place: North Laurel Grove Cemetery Savannah Georgia
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