Charles Nicholson, 1st Baronet

Sir Charles Nicholson 1st Baronet of Luddenham
Sir Charles Nicholson as Chancellor of the University of Sydney, c. 1850.
Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Council
In office 1 June 1843 – 20 June 1848
In office 15 May 1849 – 30 June 1851
In office 14 October 1851 – 29 February 1856
Preceded by	New title
Succeeded by	Sir Alfred Stephen
President of the Queensland Legislative Council
In office 22 May 1860 – 26 August 1860
Preceded by	New title
Succeeded by	Sir Maurice O'Connell
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
In office 1 June 1843 – 20 June 1848
In office 1 July 1848 – 30 June 1851
In office 1 September 1851 – 29 February 1856
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
In office 1 May 1860 – 23 June 1863
Personal details
Born	Isaac Ascough (1808-11-23)23 November 1808 Cockermouth, Cumberland, England
Died	8 November 1903(1903-11-08) (aged 94) Totteridge Grange, Hertfordshire, England
Nationality	English Australian
Spouse	Sarah Elizabeth Keightley ​ ​ (m. 1865)​
Children	Sir Charles Archibald Nicholson, 2nd Baronet (son) Archibald Keightley Nicholson (son) Sir Sydney Hugo Nicholson (son)
Alma mater	Edinburgh University
Occupation	Gynaecologist, Obstetrician, University chancellor, Grazier

Sir Charles Nicholson, 1st Baronet (23 November 1808^[1] – 8 November 1903)^[2] was an English-Australian politician, university founder, explorer, pastoralist, antiquarian and philanthropist. The Nicholson Museum at the University of Sydney was named after him.