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Title: A history of Wilkes-Barré, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania : from its first beginnings to the present time, including chapters of newly-discovered early Wyoming Valley history, together with many biographical sketches and much genealogical material
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Harvey, Oscar Jewell, 1851-1922 Smith, Ernest Gray
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Publisher: Wilkes-Barré : Raeder Press
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh Library System

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enefactor who made to the people ofhis city and county a munificent gift. PRAIVK CRAIG NICHOLSON—The memberof a well-known family of Wilkes-Barre,Frank C. Nicholson, who since 1913 has beenelectrical engineer for the Lehigli ValleyCoal Company, is highly respected in hiscommunity for his notable business and pro-fessional attainments. He is also a prominentfigure in the social, civic, and fraternal lifeand development of Wilkes-Barre and vi-cinity. He was born in Wilkes-Barre on August31, 1887, the son of William H. and Emma(Comstoek) Nicholson. His grandfather wasW. H. Nicholson, a native of England, whocame to the United States in 1866 from NewCastle, England, and of further mention inthis volume. Prank C. Nicholson spent his boyhood in^^ilkes-Barre, where he attended the publicschools and the high school, having beengraduated from the Wilkes-Barre HighSchool in the class of 1905. Later he attendedthe Pennsylvania State College, from whichhe was graduated in the class of 1909 with
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477 the degree of Bachelor of Science in Elec-trical ICngineering. and in 1914 he receivedhis degree of Master of Electrical Engineer-ing-. In 1909 he took a position with theWestinghouse Electric Company, in Pitts-burgh, returning later to Wilkes-Barre to be-come associated with the Vulcan Iron Works.In 1913 he became electrical engineer for theLehigh Valley Coal Company, and has filledthis position ever since that time. Mr. Nich-olson is president of Luzerne County AlumniAssociation of Pennsylvania State, from 1914to 1929; first secretary of the PennsylvaniaState College Engineering Extension Schoolof Wilkes-Barre, 1917; instructor in Electri-cal Engineering subjects in the Mining In-stitute of Wilkes-Barre, 1914-17. In hispolitical afflliations he is a member of theRepublican party. He is identified religiouslywith the Westminster Presbyterian Church,of Wilkes-Barre. Active in the fraternal lifeof the city, he is a member of the Free andAccepted Masons, in which order he is affili-

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