Nicholas served as a member of the
Iowa House of Representatives from 1946 to 1948. Later, he served as the 34th
Lieutenant Governor of Iowa from 1951 to 1953 serving under Governor
William S. Beardsley and from 1957 to 1959, serving under Governor
Herschel C. Loveless. He died in
Mason City, Iowa. Nicholas was a Freemason. From 1959 to 1963, Nicholas served on the
Iowa Highway Commission. ==Personal life==