Patteson Nickalls (stockbroker)
Sir Patteson Nickalls was a British stockbroker and Liberal politician and was president of the Polo and Riding Pony Society.Biography
Nickalls was born in Chicago in 1836 as a British subject, the son of Patteson Nickalls and Arabella Chalk. He was the younger brother of Tom Nickalls. He became a stockbroker in London. At the 1885 general election he stood unsuccessfully for parliament as a Liberal at Sevenoaks. He was knighted at Osborne House on 11 August 1893. At the 1900 general election he stood unsuccessfully for parliament as a Liberal at Dartford. In 1901, he addressed a pro-Boer meeting at Maidstone which was broken up by his opponents, and which caused unpopularity for Nickalls at the Stock Exchange.
Nickalls lived at Chislehurst and died in 1910 at the age of 73.Family
Nickalls married Florence Womersley in London in 1867. They had five daughters and three sons:
The sons were all leading polo players who were educated at Rugby School and New College, Oxford and played polo for Oxford University.
