Patteson Nickalls (stockbroker) explained

Sir Patteson Nickalls (10 December 1836^[1] – 4 October 1910) was a British stockbroker and Liberal politician and was president of the Polo and Riding Pony Society.

Biography

Nickalls was born in Chicago in 1836 as a British subject, the son of Patteson Nickalls (1798–1869) and Arabella Chalk (1799–1893). He was the younger brother of Tom Nickalls. He became a stockbroker in London.^[2] At the 1885 general election he stood unsuccessfully for parliament as a Liberal at Sevenoaks.^[3] He was knighted at Osborne House on 11 August 1893.^[4] At the 1900 general election he stood unsuccessfully for parliament as a Liberal at Dartford.^[5] In 1901, he addressed a pro-Boer meeting at Maidstone which was broken up by his opponents, and which caused unpopularity for Nickalls at the Stock Exchange.^[6]

Nickalls lived at Chislehurst and died in 1910 at the age of 73.^[7]

Family

Nickalls married Florence Womersley (1847–1896) in London in 1867.^[7] They had five daughters and Four sons:

• Ethel Patteson Nickalls (1867–1948)
• Howard Hampden Nickalls (1868-1869) Baptised as Hampden Nickalls
• Winifred Nickalls, who married Major-General Charles Budworth (1869−1921)
• Hylda Patteson Nickalls (1871–1947)
• Lilian Patteson Nickalls (1873–1950), who married in 1902 Captain William Randal Ponsonby (1876–1919), and later Major Arthur Trevor-Boothe (1869–1946)
• Sybil Patteson Nickalls (1874–1938), who married Hon Henry Gilbert Lakin (1875–1964)
• Major Patteson Womersley Nickalls (1877–1946)
• Colonel Cecil Patteson Nickalls (1877–1925)
• Morres Nickalls (1879-1952)

The sons were all leading polo players who were educated at Rugby School and New College, Oxford and played polo for Oxford University.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Book: Who was who . 1966 . St. Martin's Press . 526 . 19 April 2019 . en . NICKALLS, Sir Patteson; Kt., cr. 1893; J.P.; member of Stock Exchange; b. 10 Dec. 1836.
2. [1881 British Census]
3. https://archive.org/stream/debrettshouseo1886londuoft#page/200/mode/2up Debrett's illustrated House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1886
4. https://archive.org/stream/knightsofengland02shawuoft#page/392/mode/2up Knights of England
5. https://archive.org/stream/debrettshouseo1901londuoft#page/210/mode/2up Debrett's illustrated House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1901
6. News: Pro-Boer meeting broken up. Sir Patteson Nickalls Unable to Continue Speech at Maidstone. . November 21, 1901 . 2011-03-31 .
7. Office for Population and Censuses BMD Indices
8. Book: Horace A. Laffaye . Horace A. Laffaye . The Evolution of Polo . 2009 . . 978-0-7864-3814-3 .