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Henry E. Nichols

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Henry E. Nichols
Darlington Democrat (Darlington, Wisconsin), July 6, 1899
Born(1842-02-27)February 27, 1842
Greene, New York, U.S.
DiedJune 10, 1899(1899-06-10) (aged 57)
Parañaque, Philippines
Buried
AllegianceUnion
United States
ServiceUnion Navy
United States Navy
Years of service1865 (Union)
1865–1899 (United States)
RankCaptain
CommandsUSS Pinta
USS Bennington
USS Monadnock
WarsAmerican Civil War
Spanish–American War
Spouse(s)Juliet Emily Fish (m. 1888–1899, his death)

Henry Ezra Nichols (February 27, 1842 – June 10, 1899) was an American naval officer who served as the commander of the Department of Alaska from September 14, 1884 to September 15, 1884. He was also commander of the USS Pinta.[1]

Biography

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Nichols graduated from the US Naval Academy in September 1865, and served in the U.S. Navy for the rest of his life, reaching the rank of captain in March 1899, a few months before his death.[2]

Legacy

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Philadelphia Times, June 12, 1899

Nichols is the namesake for the specific epithet of the blackeye goby (Rhinogobiops nicholsii). He collected the specimen and captained the ship during the voyage.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ "U.S. States A-D".
  2. ^ "US Navy Officers: 1778-1900 [N]". www.history.navy.mil. Archived from the original on 2006-06-23.
  3. ^ Tarleton Hoffman Bean (1882). "Notes on a collection of fishes made by Captain Henry E. Nichols, U.S.N., in British Columbia and southern Alaska, with descriptions of new species and a new genus (Delolepis)" (PDF). Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 4 (255): 463–474. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.4-255.463. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-17.