William Francis Nichols

William F. Nichols
13th Secretary of Arizona Territory
In office
April 7, 1904  April 1, 1908
Nominated byTheodore Roosevelt
Preceded byIsaac T. Stoddard
Succeeded byJohn H. Page
Personal details
Born(1852-10-08)October 8, 1852
Sterling, Massachusetts
DiedNovember 15, 1917(1917-11-15) (aged 65)
Los Angeles, California
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Nora Minerva (Seeley) Butterfield
(m. 18981911)

William Francis Nichols (October 8, 1852  November 15, 1917) was an American businessman and politician. A long serving justice of the peace, he was elected to the Arizona Territorial Legislature and appointed to a four-year term as Secretary of Arizona Territory.