John Nicholson (naval officer)

John Nicholson (1756 – 1844) was an officer in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War.

The son of Joseph and Hannah Scott Nicholson, he was born in Chestertown, Maryland.

John Nicholson entered the Continental Navy as Lieutenant in October 1776 and the next month was promoted to Captain to command sloop Hornet.

After the war, he was elected as a member of The Society of the Cincinnati in the state of Maryland in 1786.

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.