John George Nicolay

John George Nicolay
Nicolay (c. 1855–1865)
2nd Marshal of the United States Supreme Court
In office
1872–1887
Preceded byRichard C. Parsons
Succeeded byJohn M. Wright
Private Secretary to the President
In office
March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865
PresidentAbraham Lincoln
Preceded byJames Buchanan II
Succeeded byWilliam A. Browning
Personal details
Born(1832-02-26)February 26, 1832
Essingen, Kingdom of Bavaria
DiedSeptember 26, 1901(1901-09-26) (aged 69)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeOak Hill Cemetery
Washington, D.C., U.S.
OccupationNewspaper editor, diplomat

John George Nicolay (February 26, 1832 – September 26, 1901) was a German-born American author and diplomat who served as private secretary to U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and later co-authored Abraham Lincoln: A History, a ten-volume biography of the 16th president. He was a member of the German branch of the Nicolay family.[1]

U.S. Indian Commissioner William P. Dole seated, John G. Nicolay standing at Big Lake encampment, Sherburne County, Minnesota mid-August 1862. They were en route to make a treaty with the Chippewa on the Red River that was postponed due to the Uprising. Nicolay had been sent as Lincoln's personal representative to the Chippewa.
U.S. Chippewa treaty Commission led by William P. Dole in camp at Big Lake, Sherburne County; John G. Nicolay on horse at left, 1862.
  1. ^ Nicolay: A Preliminary Study of the Descendants of John Jacob Nicolay by Kay Frances Sellers, with annotations by Sharon Weaver Vitter (1945).

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