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 NICOLL

NIEHAUS

U.S. consul to Paris, 1865-59, and marshal of the U.S. supreme court, 1872-87. He was a founder of the Literary society and the Columbia His- torical society of Washington, and a life member of the American Historical society. He was married in June, 18G5, to Therena Bates of Pitts- field. III. Slie died in November, 18S5. IncoUabo- ration with John Hay, he is the autlior of: Ahra- Juim Lincoln, a ]n!itory (10 vols. 1890), which first appeared in the Century, 1886-90, and in 1901 was condensed by Mr. Nicolay, and Abmhaui Lincoln's Complete Works (3 vols., 1894). He also wrote The Outbreak of tJie .Rebellion (1881), being the first volume of a series entitled: " Campaigns of the Civil War "; the article on President Lincohi in the English edition of the " Encylo- paedia Britanuica," and many articles in the leading magazines and periodicals. He died in Washington. D.C., Sept. 26, 1901.

NICOLL, James Craig, painter, was born in New York city, Nov. 22, 1846; son of John W. and Elizabeth Phillips (Craig) Nicoll, and grand- son of John and Anne (Williams) Nicoll of Newburgh, N.Y., and of James Jefferson and Har- riet R. (Phillips) Craig of Craigsville, N.Y. His first ancestor in America was John Nicoll of Haddieweel, Scotland, who arrived in New York in 1711. He attended Quackenbos school, New York, and studied painting with Maurice F. H. de Haas. He exhibited in 1868 at the National Academy of Design; was elected an associate member in 1880, and an academician in 1885. He was secretary of the Etcliing club for several years; was elected president of the Artists' Fund society in 1887; was one of the founders of the American Water-color society and its secretary for several years, and secretary of the National Academy. He received medals at the Paris ex- position; the American Prize Fund; the New Orleans exposition of 1885, and at the Pan- American exposition, Buffalo, 1901. He was secretarj- of the International Jury of Award son Painting at the World's Columbian exposition, Cliicago. Among his water colors are: On the Gulf of St. Diwrence; Foggy Morning, Grand Me'nan (1876); Moonlight, Cape Ann (1877); Out- let of Lake Oscaioana (1876); Moonlight at Nahant (1881); A Creek (1884). and Stormy Days at Block Island (1886). His paintings in oil include: Bass Rocks near Gloucester, Mass. (1879); Shoicer at Block Island mm); On the Rocks near Port- land (1881); Harbor View (1882); Marblehead iiocfc (1883); Sunlight on the Sea (1884); Summer Morning (1885); Fog and Sunshine (1886); An August Erening (\SSPt)\ Night (1900).

NICUM, John, educator and clergyman, was born in Winnenden, Wurtemberg, Germany, Jan. 6, 1851. He attended the Latin school at Winnenden, was graduated from Muldonberg

college, Allentown, Pa., in 1873, and from the Lutheran Theological seminary at Philadelphia, Pa., in 1876, He was pastor at Frackville, Pa., 1876-78; at Frankfort, Philadelphia, Pa., 1878- 80; at Syracuse, N.Y., 1880-87, and in 1887 was elected pastor of St. John's Luthei'an church at Rochester, N.Y. In addition to his services as pastor he accepted tiie presidency of the Wagner Memorial Lutheran college at first temporarily in 1894, but which soon after became permanent and included the professorsliip of mental and moral science and Hebrew. He served as presi- dent of the fourth conference of the New York Ministerium, 1884-89, secretary of the general council of the Evangelical Lutheran churcli in North America, 1886-97, and president of the general council's board of German home missions, 1888-97. He received the degree of D.D. from Mulilenberg college in 1893. He is the author of: Gleichniss-Reden Jesu (1884); Laws of the State of New York Relating to Churches (1884); Refor- mations Album (1885); The Doctrinal Develop- ment of the New York Ministerium (1887); the German edition of W^olf's " The Lutherans in America" (1892); History of the New York Min- isterium (1888); Abwehr (1892); Confessional History of the Lutheran Church in the United States (1892).

NIEHAUS, Charles Henry, sculptor, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 24, 1855; son of John Conrad and Sophia W. (Block) Niehaus, natives of Hanover, Germany, who came to the United States in childhood and settled in Cincinnati. Charles Henry Niehaus successfully engaged in wood engraving, casting and cutting marble, to which latter trade he was apprenticed. He studied art at the McMicken school of design at night and won the first prize in drawing and modeling. He studied at the Royal academy, Munich, 1877-80, where he was awarded a first prize diploma and medal in recognition of his group, " Fleeting Time," the first prize ever given to an American by a German academy. He traveled in Italy, France and England, 1880-81, and in 1881 executed a bust of Lord Disraeli at Manchester, England. He established a studio in Villa Strohl-Fern, Rome, Italy, where he exe- cuted "The Scraper" and "The Pugilist," the former winning a fellowship in the Societe della Artistica Internazienale di Roma, five medals and a special medal, Chicago, 1893. In 1885 he es- tablished his studio in New York city, where lie was made a member of the council of the National Sculpture society, a member of the Architectural League of America, of the Muni- cipal Art society, of the National Arts club, of the Society for the Preservation of Historic and Science Places, of the Ohio .society and of the Players' club. He executed statues of Garfield