George Sylvester Nichols (January 12, 1820 – May 29, 1916) was an American politician and Union Army officer from New York.
His parents were Sylvester Nichols, a judge and assemblyman, and Lucy Hamilton.
[2] From 1838 to 1846, Nichols was the captain of his father's sloop Science, which carried goods from Athens to New York City.
In 1855, he was elected to the New York State Senate under the American Party, representing the 10th District.
[2][3] In November 1861, when the American Civil War began, Nichols enrolled in the Union Army.
In 1882, Secretary of the Interior Henry M. Teller appointed him Special Examiner in the Pension Office, a position he served in for three years.