Nichols, J. Howard, 1838-1905.
China trader and textile company executive. Sent to China in 1857 by John L. Gardner and Company, Nichols remained in China until 1873, buying tea, cloth, straw hats, and other dry goods and shipping them back to the United States for resale. In 1876 he became treasurer of the Dwight Manufacturing Company. He also served as treasurer of the Great Falls Manufacturing Company and as president of the board of directors of the Lyman Mills and the Manchester Mills. His home was in Newton, Massachusetts and he had real estate holdings in Galveston, Texas and Kansas City, Missouri.
From the description of J. Howard Nichols papers, 1856-1905 (inclusive). (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 269597457
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Dwight Manufacturing Company. Records, 1832-1927 (inclusive). | Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library | |
| creatorOf | Nichols, J. Howard, 1838-1905. J. Howard Nichols papers, 1856-1905 (inclusive). | Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library |
Bibliographic and Digital Archival Resources
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| associatedWith | Augustine Heard & Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Coolidge, Thomas Jefferson, 1831-1920. | person |
| associatedWith | Dwight Manufacturing Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Forbes, John Murray. | person |
| associatedWith | Freeman, Albert L. | person |
| associatedWith | Gardner, George Augustus, 1829-1916. | person |
| associatedWith | Gardner, John Lowell, d. 1898. | person |
| associatedWith | Great Falls Manufacturing Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Greene, Edwin Farnham. | person |
| associatedWith | John Middleton and Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | John Russell, and Co. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Johnson, Alex R. | person |
| associatedWith | Middleton, John. | person |
| associatedWith | Munger, Theodore Thornton, 1830-1910. | person |
| associatedWith | Nichols family. | family |
| associatedWith | Nichols, Howard Gardner. | person |
| associatedWith | Nutting, David H. | person |
| associatedWith | Nutting, Mary E. | person |
| associatedWith | Olyphant and Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Olyphant, R. M. | person |
| associatedWith | Sale, W. A. | person |
| associatedWith | Tait and Company. | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Turkey | |||
| Texas | |||
| Kansas City (Mo.) | |||
| Galveston (Tex.) | |||
| China | |||
| United States | |||
| Alabama | |||
| Alabama City (Ala.) | |||
| Boston (Mass.) | |||
| Massachusetts | |||
| Missouri |
| Subject |
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| Cotton manufacture |
| Cotton trade |
| Export marketing |
| Marketing |
| Missions |
| Real estate investment |
| Textile industry |
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| Merchants |
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Birth 1838
Death 1905
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