Robert Nicholls

Australian politician

Henry Barwell 1915–1925
John Lyons 1925–1938

Member of the South Australian House of Assembly for YoungIn office
19 March 1938 (1938-03-19) – 2 March 1956 (1956-03-02)Speaker of the South Australian House of AssemblyIn office
6 July 1933 (1933-07-06) – 2 March 1956 (1956-03-02)Preceded byEric ShepherdSucceeded byBerthold Teusner Personal detailsBorn

Robert Dove Nicholls

(1889-06-27)27 June 1889Died18 January 1970(1970-01-18) (aged 80)Political party

Liberal Union 1915–1923
Liberal Federation 1923–1932
Liberal and Country League 1932–1938

Spouse

Rose Evelyn Marshall Cowan

(m. 1915; died 1963)

^[1]Children4Parents

James Nicholls (father)
Florence Bailey Dove (mother)

ResidenceNantawarra, South Australia

Sir Robert Dove Nicholls (27 June 1889 – 18 January 1970) was an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly seats of Stanley from 1915 to 1938 and Young from 1938 to 1956 for the Liberal and Country League and party predecessors. He was one of the two members for Stanley for the entire time it was a two-member seat, and the member for Young for its entire existence. He served a record period as Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1933 to 1956.^[2]

He retired at the 1956 election, after his seat was abolished in a redistribution and he failed to gain preselection for a different seat.^[3]

Nicholls was created a knight bachelor in the 1941 New Year Honours for his service as speaker of the assembly.^[4]

Personal life

Nicholls' parents were James and Florence (née Dove) Nicholls of Nantawarra. He had four children.^[5] He was a prolific lay preacher in the Methodist Church.^[6]

References

^ "NICHOLLS, Robert Dove". Marriage Registrations Database. Genealogy SA. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
^ "Hon Sir Robert Nicholls". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
^ "Australian Political Chronicle, January-June 1956". Australian Journal of Politics and History. 2 (1): 111. 1956.
^ "Knight Bachelor (Imperial) entry for Mr Robert Dove NICHOLLS". Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 1 January 1941. Retrieved 14 May 2021. Speaker of the SA House of Assembly
^ "Death Of Mr. James Nicholls". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 14 December 1942. p. 2. Retrieved 14 May 2021 – via Trove.
^ "SIR ROBERT NICHOLLS". The Areas' Express. Vol. LXIV, no. 3215. South Australia. 17 January 1941. p. 3. Retrieved 14 May 2021 – via Trove.