James Dyce Nicol (13 August 1805 – 16 November 1872)[1] was a Scottish businessman, and then a Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1865 to 1872.
He was a partner in the firm of Messrs. W. Nichol and Co. of Bombay, where he lived for many years until he retired in 1844, and then a director of the Borneo Company Limited from its inception in 1856 until 1869.
[2] Additionally, he was a deputy lieutenant and J.P. for Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire, and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
[4] Nicol married Sarah Loyd, daughter of Edward Loyd, banker of London and Manchester in 1844.
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