Edward Nicholas

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1593 – 1669

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Who was Edward Nicholas?

Sir Edward Nicholas was an English office holder and politician who served as Secretary of State to Charles I and Charles II. He also sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1629. He served as secretary to Edward la Zouche and the Duke of Buckingham and became a clerk of the Privy Council. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War and accompanied the court into exile, before assuming the post of Secretary of State on the Restoration.

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Born
Apr 4, 1593
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Education
  • The Queen's College, Oxford
  • Winchester College
Died
1669

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on July 23, 2013

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