Meredith Nicholson

Meredith Nicholson
United States Minister to Nicaragua
In office
June 9, 1938 – February 27, 1941
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by Boaz Long
Succeeded by Pierre de Lagarde Boal
United States Minister to Venezuela
In office
April 22, 1935 – April 14, 1938
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by George T. Summerlin
Succeeded by Antonio C. Gonzalez
United States Minister to Paraguay
In office
October 30, 1933 – February 3, 1935
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by Post Wheeler
Succeeded by Findley Burtch Howard
Personal details
Born (1866-12-09)December 9, 1866
Crawfordsville, Indiana
Died December 22, 1947(1947-12-22) (aged 81)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Political party Democratic

Meredith Nicholson (December 9, 1866 – December 22, 1947) was a best-selling author from Indiana, United States, a politician, and a diplomat.

Biography

Nicholson was born on December 9, 1866, in Crawfordsville, Indiana, to Edward Willis Nicholson and the former Emily Meredith. Largely self-taught, Nicholson began a newspaper career in 1884 at the Indianapolis Sentinel. He moved to the Indianapolis News the following year, where he remained until 1897.

He wrote Short Flights in 1891, and continued to publish extensively, both poetry and prose until 1928. During the first quarter of the 20th century, Nicholson, along with Booth Tarkington, George Ade, and James Whitcomb Riley helped to create a Golden Age of literature in Indiana. Three of his books from that era were national bestsellers:

In 1928, Nicholson entered Democratic party politics, and served for two years as a city councilman in Indianapolis. He rose through the ranks of the Democratic party and was rewarded with appointments as Envoy to Paraguay, Venezuela, and Nicaragua.

Nicholson was married firstly to Eugenie Clementine Kountze, daughter of Herman Kountze, and secondly to Dorothy Wolfe Lannon, whom he later divorced.

Nicholson died on December 22, 1947, in Indianapolis, aged 81, and is buried in the Crown Hill Cemetery.

Selected bibliography

  • Nicholson, Meredith (1891). Short Flights. Indianapolis: Bowen-Merrill. OCLC 4127041.
  • Nicholson, Meredith (1903). The Little Brown Jug at Kildare. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill. OCLC 562275913.
  • Nicholson, Meredith (1905). The House of a Thousand Candles. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill. OCLC 169496.
  • Nicholson, Meredith (1907). The Port of Missing Men. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill. OCLC 999440.
  • Nicholson, Meredith (1912). A Hoosier Chronicle. New York: Houghton Mifflin Co. OCLC 36827854.
  • Nicholson, Meredith (1922). Best Laid Schemes. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. OCLC 10689314.

References

  • "Meredith Nicholson Collection, 1890-1942, Collection Guide" (PDF). Indiana Historical Society. 2004-05-11. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Post Wheeler		 United States Minister to Paraguay
30 October 1933–3 February 1935		 Succeeded by
Findley B. Howard
Preceded by
George R. Summerlin		 United States Minister to Venezuela
April 22, 1935–April 14, 1938		 Succeeded by
Antonio C. Gonzalez
Preceded by
Boaz Long		 United States Minister to Nicaragua
June 9, 1938–February 27, 1941		 Succeeded by
Pierre de Lagarde Boal


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