Morgan Nichols 1740-1817
Nichols was a surgeon, apothecary, and man-midwife working in Bath in the late Georgian period
He was an honorary surgeon to the Bath General Hospital between 1794 and 1817. He patented a portable oven in 1800
He served on the City Council from 1784 and was Mayor in 1815
Nichols attended Lord Nelson when he was visiting the spa for treatment
(From "Diseased Douched and Doctored - Thermal Springs , Spa Doctors and Rheumatic Diseases" by Roger Rolls - reproduced by permission)