Wilson Cary Nicholas (1761–1820)
Wilson Cary Nicholas was born on 31 January 1761 to a prominent political family in Williamsburg, Virginia. He briefly attended The College of William and Mary before leaving school to serve as an officer of volunteers in the Revolutionary War.
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