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Life Summary

Name	Sir Charles Nicholson
Alternative Names	Isaac Ascough
Born	23 November, 1808 Cockermouth, Cumberland, England
Died	8 November, 1903 (aged 94) Totteridge, Hertfordshire, England
Cultural Heritage	English Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Related Entries	[View as tree] de Lauret, Auguste Pierre (employee) Stephen, Montagu Consett (work colleague) Wentworth, William Charles (acquaintance) Ballandella (beneficiary)
Occupation *	art collector (1833-1856) New South Wales, Australia benefactor (general) (1833-1856) New South Wales, Australia book collector (1833-1856) New South Wales, Australia grazier (sheep) (1833-1903) New South Wales, Australia manuscript collector (1833-1856) New South Wales, Australia obstetrician/gynaecologist (1833-1840) New South Wales, Australia immigration promoter (1842-1842) New South Wales, Australia Member of Upper House (1843-1856) New South Wales, Australia university chancellor (1854-1862) New South Wales, Australia landowner (1859-1903) Queensland, Australia Member of Upper House (1859-1862) Queensland, Australia separationist (1890-1903) Queensland, Australia
Awards	Knight Bachelor (recipient, 1852) Baronet (recipient, 1859)
Legacies *	Mount Nicholson (Qld) (eponym) Nicholson Museum (University of Sydney) (eponym)
Key Organisations *	Royal Colonial Institute (member) University of Sydney (administration) (fellow of senate, ?-1883) Australian Gaslight Co (co-owner, 1836) New South Wales Medical Board (member, 1842) Australian Museum (Sydney) (trustee, 1850) Savings Bank of New South Wales (trustee, 1850) University of Sydney (administration) (senate member, 1850) University of Sydney (administration) (chancellor, 1854-1862) Central Queensland Separation League (spokesperson, 1890)

* Dates are approximate