Researching Mark Nichols
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The name Mark means "warlike" and is of Latin origin.
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Mark Nichols and the Nichols Family Tree
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Mark Nichols (golfer)
Mark Andrew Nichols (born 29 December 1965) is an English professional golfer.
Nichols was born on the Isle of Sheppey. He played on the European Tour in 1994 and 1995, and the second tier Challenge Tour from 1990 to 1993, and again in 1996. He appeared in just one major, the 1995 Open Championship at St Andrews, where he made the cut.
Since leaving the tour, Nichols works as a teaching professional, and is currently employed at Moscow City Golf Club.
Nichols played in two Challenge Tour events in 2010, the Kazakhstan Open and the M2M Russian Challenge Cup which was played at the Tseleevo Golf & Polo Club, where Nichols used to work as Director.
Source: Mark Nichols (golfer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaMark Nichols (journalist)
Mark Edgar Nichols (February 11, 1873 – May 1, 1961) was a Canadian newspaper journalist and editor.
The son of Thomas Nichols and Elizabeth Graham, both natives of Scotland, he was born in Bronte, Ontario. Nichols was first a proofreader and then a reporter for the Toronto Telegram. In 1897, he became parliamentary reporter in Ottawa for the paper. Nichols went on to be writer and editor for The Toronto World, president and editor for the Winnipeg Telegram and president for the and the Montreal Daily News.
During World War I, he served two years as head of the Canadian Department of Public Information. Next, Nichols served as vice-president and managing director for the Winnipeg Tribune for 15 years. He was one of the founding members of the Canadian Western Associated Press in 1907 and served as its first president. In 1917, he was a founder of The Canadian Press, serving as a director for 15 years and as its president from 1931 to 1932. Nichols served as publisher for the Vancouver Province, He retired from journalism in 1945.
Nichols died in Vancouver at the age of 88.
Source: Mark Nichols (journalist), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Nichols
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