George Nicholls (British Commissioner)
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George Nicholls was a British
Poor Law Commissioner after the passing of the Poor Law Amendment Act. He had been an Overseer of the Poor
under the old system of poor relief
.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Poor Law Commissioner after the passing of the Poor Law Amendment Act. He had been an Overseer of the Poor
Overseer of the Poor
An Overseer of the Poor was an official who administered poor relief such as money, food, and clothing in England and various other countries which derived their law from England.-England:...
under the old system of poor relief
Poor relief
Poor Relief refers to any actions taken by either governmental or ecclesiastical bodies to relieve poverty experienced by a population. More specifically, the term poor relief is often used to discuss how European countries dealt with poverty from the time just around the end of the medieval era to...
.