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Sir John Fearns Nicoll
KCMG KStJ
2nd Governor of Singapore
In office
21 April 1952 – 2 June 1955
MonarchElizabeth II
Chief MinisterDavid Marshall
Preceded byFranklin Gimson
Wilfred Lawson Blythe (acting)
Succeeded byWilliam Goode (acting)
Robert Black
18th Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong
In office
25 May 1949 – 23 January 1952
MonarchsGeorge VI
Elizabeth II
Preceded byDavid Mercer MacDougall
Succeeded byRobert Black
Acting High Commissioner for the Western Pacific
In office
21 March 1947 – 8 October 1947
MonarchGeorge VI
Preceded byAlexander Grantham
Succeeded byBrian Freeston
Acting Governor of Fiji
In office
4 May 1944 – 23 October 1944
MonarchGeorge VI
Preceded byJohn Rankine (acting)
Succeeded byJohn Rankine (acting)
Personal details
Born(1899-04-26)26 April 1899
Died12 January 1981(1981-01-12) (aged 81)
Wimbledon Common, London, England, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Spouse(s)
Irene, Lady Nicoll
(m. 1939)
[1]
Children1
Alma materPembroke College, Oxford
OccupationColonial administrator

Sir John Fearns Nicoll KCMG KStJ (26 April 1899 – 12 January 1981) was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Singapore from 1952 to 1955.

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