John Fearns Nicoll
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Sir John Fearns Nicoll KCMG |
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Governor of Fiji (Acting) |
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In office 21 March 1947 – 8 October 1947 |
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| Monarch | George VI |
| Preceded by | Sir Alexander Grantham |
| Succeeded by | Sir Brian Freeston |
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In office 4 May 1944 – 23 October 1944 |
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| Monarch | George VI |
| Preceded by | Sir John Rankine (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Rankine (Acting) |
| Acting High Commissioner for the Western Pacific | |
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In office 21 March 1947 – 8 October 1947 |
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| Monarch | George VI |
| Preceded by | Sir Alexander Grantham |
| Succeeded by | Sir Brian Freeston |
| 18th Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong | |
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In office 1949–1952 |
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| Monarch |
George VI Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | David Mercer MacDougall |
| Succeeded by | Sir Robert Black |
| 3rd Governor of Singapore | |
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In office 21 April 1952 – 2 June 1955 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Wilfred Lawson Blythe (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Sir William Goode (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1899 |
| Died | 23 January 1981 (aged 81–82) Wimbledon Common, England |
| Spouse(s) | Irene Nicoll |
| Children | 1 son |
| Alma mater | Pembroke College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Colonial administrator |
Sir John Fearns Nicoll KCMG (1899 - 1981) was a British colonial governor. He was Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1949 to 1952, and Governor of Singapore from 1952 to 1955.
Nicoll was born in 1899 and attended Carlisle Grammar School and Pembroke College, Oxford before embarking on a colonial career in British Protectorate of North Borneo in 1921.
Nicoll became Deputy Colonial Secretary of the British Crown Colony Trinidad and Tobago in 1937, the Colonial Secretary of the British Colony of Fiji from 1944 to 1949. During this time, he served as Acting Governor twice, in 1944 and 1947. This was followed by his appointment as administrator and Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong in 1949.
Nicoll became Governor of Singapore in 1952 and was present during the 1954 National Service riots and left the Governorship the next year. Nicoll retired from the Colonial Service and returned to Britain.
Nicoll was invested as a Knight of the Order of St Michael and St George. He died at Scio House Hospital, Putney Heath.
Nicoll was married to Irene and had one son, Anthony Nicoll.
Nicoll Highway was named in his honour and a portrait of Nicoll by Elliott & Fry hangs in the National Portrait Gallery.
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