Cowlitz County WA Archives Biographies.....Nicholson, M. D., Allan Samuel June 24, 1882 - 
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Source: History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Vol. III, Published 1928, Pages 43-44
Author: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company

     DR. ALLAN S. NICHOLSON is numbered among those who are protecting and 
conserving the physical welfare of the people of Longview, Washington, and his 
efforts have been crowned with a measure of success that has gained for him 
high standing in professional ranks of this locality. Dr. Nicholson was born 
on Prince Edward island, Canada, on the 24th of June, 1882, and is a son of 
Samuel and Ann (Nicholson) Nicholson, who, though of the same name, were not 
related. Samuel Nicholson was born on Prince Edward island, July 27, 1846, 
moved to St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1883 and was for many years engaged in the 
contracting and building business, but is now retired and lives in that city. 
His wife, who was born on Prince Edward island in 1858, died in 1888. The 
Doctor's ancestors in the paternal line came from Glasgow, Scotland, while his 
maternal ancestors were from the Isle of Man. Two of his father's brothers, 
Murdoch and Alex, were soldiers in the Union army during the Civil war, having 
enlisted from Maine, and the first named was killed in the battle of Bull Run.

     Allan S. Nicholson received his educational training in the public 
schools of St. Paul, Minnesota, graduating from high school, after which he 
attended a preparatory school called Hamline University, at St. Paul. He 
matriculated in the National Medical University, was graduated with the degree 
of Doctor of Medicine in 1905, and in the following year received the same 
degree from the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Chicago. He served one 
year as interne in the Westside Emergency Hospital, Chicago, and during the 
subsequent years has done considerable postgraduate work. In 1907 the Doctor 
engaged in the practice of his profession at Max, McLean county, North Dakota, 
where he remained for nine years, after which he was at Williston, that state, 
for five years. In December, 1923, he came to Longview, opened an office in 
the Barnes building and has since given his entire attention to the general 
practice of medicine. He is a member of the medical staff of the Longview 
Memorial Hospital and has in an unmistakable manner demonstrated his high 
qualifications as a physician and surgeon.

     Dr. Nicholson was married May 7, 1907, at Bismarck, North Dakota, to Miss 
Iva Beamish, who was born in Lindsay, Ontario, Canada, in 1889, and was of 
Irish ancestry. She died January 31, 1919, leaving one child, Lorne, who was 
born at Max, North Dakota, November 6, 1912. For his second wife the Doctor 
chose Miss Petra M. Braaten, who was born at Ada, Minnesota, August 17, 1893, 
and is a daughter of T. T. and Benjamina (Mellang) Braaten. Her father, who is 
of Norwegian ancestry, was born at Kenyon, Minnesota, October 25, 1860, and is 
now engaged in the insurance business in Ada, that state. Her mother was born 
in Tronjhem, Norway, October 5, 1861, and is a descendant of Peter Dass, a 
native of Scotland, who settled in Bergen, Norway, in an early day, and there 
became prominent as a statesman. Mrs. Braaten came to the United States in 
1879 with her parents, who settled in Minnesota, and her death occurred in 
May, 1925, at Ada, that state. Mrs. Nicholson has taken an active interest in 
the social and civic affairs of Longview, being a member of the Order of the 
Eastern Star, the Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem, the Auxiliary to the 
American Legion and auxiliary to the Elks. She is a graduate of the Ada 
(Minnesota) high school and the State Normal School, and is a graduate nurse. 
Her brother, Clarence Braaten, is a veteran of the World war, having served 
overseas with a Minnesota infantry regiment. To Dr. and Mrs. Nicholson was 
born a son, Donald, on August 5, 1922, at Williston, North Dakota.

     Dr. Nicholson is independent in his political views, voting for the 
candidates who in his judgment are best qualified for the offices they seek. 
He is a member of Garrison Lodge, No. 90, A. F. & A. M., at Max, North Dakota; 
Longview Lodge, B. P. O. E.; the Lions Club and the Chamber of Commerce. A man 
of sterling character and an agreeable personality, he has won a large circle 
of warm friends since coming to Longview and throughout the community he is 
highly regarded for his professional ability and his loyal citizenship.

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