Robert Carter Nicholas
| Robert Carter Nicholas | |
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United States Senator from Louisiana |
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In office January 13, 1836 – March 3, 1841 |
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| Preceded by | George A. Waggaman |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Barrow |
| Secretary of State of Louisiana | |
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In office 1845–1845 |
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| Preceded by | Levi Pierce |
| Succeeded by | Zenon Ledoux, Jr. |
| Louisiana Superintendent of Education | |
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In office 1849–1853 |
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| Preceded by | Alexander Dimitry |
| Succeeded by | John N. Carrigan |
| Personal details | |
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January 10, 1787 Hanover, Virginia |
| Died | December 24, 1856 (aged 69) Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democratic |
Robert Carter Nicholas (January 10, 1787 – December 24, 1856) was a United States Senator from Louisiana. He was a veteran of the War of 1812, and also served as Secretary of State of Louisiana and Louisiana's Superintendent of Education.
Born in Hanover, Virginia on January 10, 1787, Nicholas joined the United States Army in 1808, receiving a commission as a Captain in the 7th Infantry Regiment.
Nicholas later served with the 20th and 12th Infantry Regiments. He was promoted to Major in 3rd Infantry Regiment 1810 and became Lieutenant Colonel of the 1st Infantry Regiment in 1812. He served with his regiment in the War of 1812, including combat at the Battle of Chippewa. After serving with the 30th Infantry, in 1814 he was promoted to Colonel, and he commanded the 8th Infantry Regiment until resigning his commission in 1819.
In 1816 and 1817 Nicholas attended the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. He subsequently relocated to Kentucky, and was appointed U.S. Indian Agent to the Chickasaw Nation in 1821. Nicholas later moved to Louisiana, where he owned a sugarcane plantation in Terrebonne Parish while residing in St. James Parish.
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