Samuel Smith (S.S.) Nicholas (April 1797 - November 27, 1869) was a jurist in the state of Kentucky and an author of law essays.
Born in Lexington, Kentucky, and orphaned at the age of eight, Nicholas was raised by his uncle, Baltimore merchant and Maryland Senator Samuel Smith.
At the age of sixteen, he was sent as his uncle's supercargo on voyages to South America and China.
[1][3] In 1850, he was appointed by Governor John J. Crittenden to revise the Code of Practice of Kentucky.
He did so with Charles A. Wickliffe and Squire Turner, and in 1852, they released the revised code of Kentucky.