Isaac Nichols | |
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Born | Calne, Wiltshire | 29 July 1770
Died | 8 November 1819 Sydney | (aged 49)
Other names | Isaac Nicholls |
Occupation | Postmaster |
Children | 3 |
Isaac Nichols (29 July 1770 – 18 November 1819) was an English-born Australian farmer, shipowner and public servant who was a convict transported to New South Wales on the Third Fleet, on the Admiral Barrington. He was transported for seven years in 1790 for stealing. He is most remembered as the first postmaster of the postal service now known as Australia Post.