Joseph Hopper Nicholson

Biography

Joseph Hopper Nicholson (1770–1817) lived during America's formative years, from the Revolutionary War through the early republic. His forty-seven years encompassed a period of significant national transformation and growth.

Nicholson's final resting place is at Wye House Cemetery, where he was interred following his death in 1817. He represents a generation that witnessed the birth of the American nation and its early development.