| Sir Henry Nicholson | |
| Birth Date: | 21 October 1835 |
| Death Date: | [1] |
| Birth Place: | Upnor, Kent, England[2] |
| Death Place: | Ware, Hertfordshire, England |
| Allegiance: |  United Kingdom |
| Rank: | Admiral |
| Commands: | HMS Temeraire HMS Asia Cape of Good Hope Station Nore Command |
| Branch: | Royal Navy |
| Awards: | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Admiral Sir Henry Frederick Nicholson (21 October 1835 - 17 October 1914) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.
Nicholson joined the Royal Navy in 1849.[3]
He was Captain of HMS Temeraire at the Bombardment of Alexandria in 1882[4] and went on to be Captain of HMS Asia in 1884.[3] He became Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa Station in 1890 and Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1896.[3] He retired in 1897.[3]
Nicholson married, in 1874, Frances Anne Thomson, daughter of George Thomson, QC, of New Brunswick.[6] Lady Nicholson was godmother to HMS Proserpine on her launch at Sheerness Dockyard on 5 December 1896.[7]
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