Talk:Francis Nicholson

William and Mary question
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)

answer to one question
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)


 * "On July 25, 1690, Lieutenant Governor Francis Nicholson authorized several gentlemen to take subscriptions in Virginia for the proposed college" . Apparently, he was involved to some extent prior to the move of the capital. --Gnosticdogma 18:00, 20 July 2006 (UTC)


 * That makes sense. Good work! Stormbay

Calendar?
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)


 * The new year began on March 25 in the Julian calendar. As a result, dates between January 1 and March 25 fall in the year before that of the Gregorian calendar.  Magic ♪piano 12:10, 31 May 2016 (UTC)

Use of "Sir"
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)


 * Agreed (and fixed).  Magic ♪piano 10:51, 22 August 2021 (UTC)