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Francis Nicholson served as colonial
governor or acting colonial governor of
Nova Scotia, the
Province of New York, the
Colony and Dominion of Virginia, the
Province of Maryland and the
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The College of William and Mary was chartered in 1693. Nicholson did not move the capital of Virginia to Middle Plantation until 1705. Clearly he did not help found the College after the move, which is how the article currently reads. Could somebody with a little more knowledge on this subject please clarify? Also, was Nicholson ever married, and did he have any children? Gnosticdogma 01:51, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
He was a bachelor...It would seem that he could not have had a connection with the college but I couldn't confirm. Stormbay 01:28, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
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Reviewer: Pyrotec ( talk) 18:50, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
By now I've done a couple of "speed reads" of this article, but I've not checked of the the references in detail, and it looks to be at or about GA-level, so I will not be "quick failing" it.
I'm now going to start a more detailed review, section by section, but leaving the WP:Lead until last. At this point, I'll be mostly flagging up any "problems" (but if they are minor, I may fix them, if I can, instead of listing them here). This step may take a day or so, but should be finished before the weekend starts. Pyrotec ( talk) 15:42, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
.... Stopping for now. To be continued, later..... Pyrotec ( talk) 16:54, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
Pyrotec ( talk) 15:05, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria
A compreshensive, well referenced and well illustrated historical article.
I'm awarding this article GA-status. Congratulations on producing an informative article. I suspect that this article may have potential as a WP:FAC, but I would strongly recommend WP:PR first. The WP:Lead is rather weak and that would undoughtly need attention if the article is to be taken beyond GA. Pyrotec ( talk) 15:16, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
Were Gregorian and Julian calendar really a year apart in those days, or are the death date years given in this article simply a mistake? -- WolfD59 ( talk) 10:27, 31 May 2016 (UTC)
It seems that many places of the article give him a knightly title, calling him "Sir Francis Nicholson". However, at the very end of the article there is a note that says that he was never actually knighted, and the claim that he was knighted was misattributed centuries after his death. If that is true, I believe that this article should consistently not use a title that neither he nor any of his contemporaries ever attributed to him LutherVinci ( talk) 03:25, 22 August 2021 (UTC)