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| name = Stephen Friel Nuckolls
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| caption = From 1914's ''Pioneer Settlers of Grayson County, Virginia'' by Benjamin Floyd Nuckolls.
| birth_date = August 16, 1825
| birth_place = [[Grayson County, Virginia
| death_date ={{death date and age|1879|02|14|1825|08|16}}
| death_place = [[Salt Lake City, Utah
| state = [[Wyoming Territory]]
| district = [[Wyoming Territory's at-large congressional district|at-large]]
| term_start = December 6, 1869
| term_end = March 3, 1871<br>Delegate
| preceded = '''none''' <br
| succeeded = [[William Theopilus Jones]]
| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
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'''Stephen Friel Nuckolls''' (August 16, 1825 – February 14, 1879) was a Delegate from the [[Territory of Wyoming]] and co-founder of [[Nebraska City, Nebraska]]. [[Nuckolls County, Nebraska]] is named after him.
==Biography==
Nuckolls was born in [[Grayson County, Virginia]], where he completed preparatory studies. He moved to [[Linden, Atchison County, Missouri|Linden, Missouri]], in 1846. He engaged in mercantile pursuits from 1847 to 1853. After that, he moved to the [[Nebraska Territory|Territory of Nebraska]] in 1854 and founded [[Nebraska City]]. He held several local offices in Nebraska City. In 1855 he established the Platte Valley Bank. Nuckolls served in the [[Nebraska Territorial Legislature]] in 1859.
Nuckolls was known for bringing the first four slaves into Nebraska, two of whom escaped in 1858. Nuckolls offered a $200 reward for the return of the two women, known as Eliza Grayson and "Celia," 14, and organized a [[wikt:posse#Noun|posse]] that pursued the two all the way to Chicago. Eliza was initially reported to be 16, but records show she was actually 20. Nuckolls and a professional kidnapper found Eliza in Chicago two years after her escape. However, Nuckolls and Grayson were arrested by Chicago law enforcement and put into a local jail. There, an abolitionist mob broke Eliza from the jail and secured her safe travel to Canada, where she disappeared. Nuckolls also escaped, only to be hunted down by a mob of [[abolitionists]]. City councilman [[Hiram Joy]] gave him a disguise and helped him leave the city, when he went back to Nebraska. The 500-mile journey of the two young women from Nebraska City to Chicago was recreated by a group of high school students in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/humanature-episode-19-freedom |title=HumaNature Episode 19: Freedom |last=Wyoming Public Media |date=March 29, 2017 |website=HumaNature |publisher=Wyoming Public Media Statewide Network |location=Cheyenne, WY}}</ref><ref>[https://history.nebraska.gov/how-eliza-grayson-escaped-nebraska-slavery/ "How Eliza Grayson escaped Nebraska slavery"] by David Bristow on 9/1/2020 for [[Nebraska State Historical Society|History Nebraska]].</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=McKee |first=Jim |date=February 19, 2012 |title=Stephen Nuckolls, a man of varied careers, firsts and a few surprises |url=http://journalstar.com/news/local/jim-mckee-stephen-nuckolls-a-man-of-varied-careers-firsts/article_5de857e4-f6e3-5343-ba98-d8e700f33432.html |work=Lincoln Journal-Star |location=Lincoln, NE}}</ref>
Nuckolls moved to the [[Colorado Territory|Territory of Colorado]] in 1860 and engaged in banking and mining. In 1864 he moved to New York City. He moved to the Territory of Dakota in 1867 and settled in Cheyenne. In Cheyenne, he engaged in mercantile pursuits. Upon the organization of the [[Territory of Wyoming]] he was elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to the [[41st United States Congress|Forty-first]] Congress and served from December 6, 1869, to March 3, 1871. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1870 to the [[42nd United States Congress|Forty-second]] Congress. He resumed his mercantile pursuits.
Nuckolls served as a member of the second legislative council of Wyoming in 1871 and served as presiding officer. He served as a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1872 and 1876. He moved to [[Salt Lake City, Utah]], in July 1872 and engaged in milling. In Salt Lake City he died on February 14, 1879. He is interred in [[Mount Olivet Cemetery (Salt Lake City)|Mount Olivet Cemetery]] in Salt Lake City.
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Stephen Friel Nuckolls | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming Territory's at-large district | |
In office December 6, 1869 – March 3, 1871 Delegate | |
Preceded by | none District created |
Succeeded by | William Theopilus Jones |
Personal details | |
Born | August 16, 1825 Grayson County, Virginia, US |
Died | February 14, 1879 Salt Lake City, Utah, US | (aged 53)
Political party | Democratic |
Stephen Friel Nuckolls (August 16, 1825 – February 14, 1879) was a Delegate from the Territory of Wyoming and co-founder of Nebraska City, Nebraska. Nuckolls County, Nebraska is named after him.
Biography
[edit]Nuckolls was born in Grayson County, Virginia, where he completed preparatory studies. He moved to Linden, Missouri, in 1846. He engaged in mercantile pursuits from 1847 to 1853. After that, he moved to the Territory of Nebraska in 1854 and founded Nebraska City. He held several local offices in Nebraska City. In 1855 he established the Platte Valley Bank. Nuckolls served in the Nebraska Territorial Legislature in 1859.
Nuckolls was known for bringing the first four slaves into Nebraska, two of whom escaped in 1858. Nuckolls offered a $200 reward for the return of the two women, known as Eliza Grayson and "Celia," 14, and organized a posse that pursued the two all the way to Chicago. Eliza was initially reported to be 16, but records show she was actually 20. Nuckolls and a professional kidnapper found Eliza in Chicago two years after her escape. However, Nuckolls and Grayson were arrested by Chicago law enforcement and put into a local jail. There, an abolitionist mob broke Eliza from the jail and secured her safe travel to Canada, where she disappeared. Nuckolls also escaped, only to be hunted down by a mob of abolitionists. City councilman Hiram Joy gave him a disguise and helped him leave the city, when he went back to Nebraska. The 500-mile journey of the two young women from Nebraska City to Chicago was recreated by a group of high school students in 2016.[1][2][3]
Nuckolls moved to the Territory of Colorado in 1860 and engaged in banking and mining. In 1864 he moved to New York City. He moved to the Territory of Dakota in 1867 and settled in Cheyenne. In Cheyenne, he engaged in mercantile pursuits. Upon the organization of the Territory of Wyoming he was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-first Congress and served from December 6, 1869, to March 3, 1871. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1870 to the Forty-second Congress. He resumed his mercantile pursuits.
Nuckolls served as a member of the second legislative council of Wyoming in 1871 and served as presiding officer. He served as a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1872 and 1876. He moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, in July 1872 and engaged in milling. In Salt Lake City he died on February 14, 1879. He is interred in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Salt Lake City.
References
[edit]- ^ Wyoming Public Media (March 29, 2017). "HumaNature Episode 19: Freedom". HumaNature. Cheyenne, WY: Wyoming Public Media Statewide Network.
- ^ "How Eliza Grayson escaped Nebraska slavery" by David Bristow on 9/1/2020 for History Nebraska.
- ^ McKee, Jim (February 19, 2012). "Stephen Nuckolls, a man of varied careers, firsts and a few surprises". Lincoln Journal-Star. Lincoln, NE.
Sources
[edit]- United States Congress. "Stephen Friel Nuckolls (id: N000166)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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- 1825 births
- 1879 deaths
- People from Grayson County, Virginia
- Members of the Nebraska Territorial Legislature
- Members of the Wyoming Territorial Legislature
- Delegates to the United States House of Representatives from Wyoming Territory
- Wyoming Democrats
- 19th-century American legislators
- People from Nebraska City, Nebraska
- People from Atchison County, Missouri
- People from Utah Territory