An Illustrated History of the State of Washington, by Rev. H.K. Hines, D.D., The
Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, IL., 1893

A.R. NICOL, cashier and acting manager of the Union Savings Bank & Trust
Company, Tacoma, Washington, was born in Ontario, Canada, January 6, 1862. His
father, Rev. P. Nicol, died when our subject was an infant. The latter was
educated in the public schools of Tillbury, Ontario, and at the age of sixteen
passed the necessary examinations and was employed as teacher in the Collegiate
Institute of Owen Sound. Later he taught in the public schools of Ridgetown for
one year, and subsequently spent three years in the Collegiate Institutes of
Owen Sound and Chatham, Ontario. After that he turned his attention to the
banking business at Tilbury, Ontario. At the same time he held a half interest
in the banking firm of Westland & Nicol of Comber, Ontario. In 1890 he was
elected Mayor of the town of Tilbury and Chairman of the Committee of Finance of
Kent county. He was Auditor of the county in 1888 and 1889, and was City
Treasurer during the same period. The development of that part of the country,
however, was too slow for Mr. Nicol's energy and ambitious spirit, and he came
to Washington in 1891. Here he immediately assumed the duties of cashier of the
Union Savings Bank & Trust Company, which institution has made enormous strides
under his able management. Mr. Nicol was married in 1888, to Miss Minnie E.
Stewart, daughter of James Stewart, a prominent banker of Tilbury.

Submitted to the WA. Bios Project in January 2004 by Jeffrey L. Elmer

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