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'''James Dyce Nicol''' (13 August 1805 – 16 November 1872) was a Scottish<ref>[https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XYN9-VQ6 Scottish Births and Baptisms]</ref> businessman, and then a [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] politician who sat in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] from 1865 to 1872.<br />
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Nicol was the son of W. Nicol M.D. of Stonehaven and his wife Margaret Dyce daughter of J. Dyce of Aberdeen. He was educated at the [[University of Glasgow]]. He was a partner in the firm of Messrs. [[William Nicol (surgeon)|W. Nichol]] and Co. of [[Bombay]], where he lived for many years until he retired in 1844, and then a director of the [[Borneo Company Limited]] from its inception in 1856 until 1869.<ref>{{cite book|last=Longhurst|first=Henry|title=The Borneo Story|year=1956|publisher=Newman Neame Limited|location=London|page=118}}</ref> Additionally, he was a [[Deputy Lieutenant]] and [[Justice of the Peace|J.P.]] for Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire, and a Fellow of the [[Royal Geographical Society]].<ref name=Debrett>[https://archive.org/stream/debrettshouseo1870londuoft#page/206/mode/2up Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1870]</ref><br />
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At the [[1865 United Kingdom general election|1865 general election]] Nicol was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for [[Kincardineshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Kincardineshire]]. He held the seat until his death at the age of 67 in 1872.<ref>{{Rayment-hc|k|2|date=March 2012}}</ref><br />
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Nicol married Sarah Loyd, daughter of Edward Loyd, banker of London and Manchester in 1844.<br />
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