▁Nic oll ▁first ▁stood ▁for ▁election ▁was ▁a ▁Rad ical ▁candidate ▁at ▁From e ▁at ▁a ▁by - e lection ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 — ca used ▁by ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁sitting ▁Wh ig ▁Robert ▁Edward ▁Bo yle . ▁However , ▁Nic oll ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Bo yle ' s ▁son ▁and ▁the ▁Wh ig ▁candidate , ▁Richard , ▁by ▁ 5 2 ▁votes . ▁ ▁At ▁another ▁by - e lection ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 6 — ca used ▁by ▁the ▁succession ▁of ▁Richard ▁Bo yle ▁to ▁ 9 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁C ork ▁and ▁Or r ery — N ic oll ▁sought ▁the ▁seat ▁once ▁more . ▁He ▁was ▁this ▁time ▁defeated ▁by ▁Bo yle ' s ▁younger ▁brother , ▁William ▁George ▁Bo yle , ▁a ▁Wh ig ▁candidate , ▁by ▁just ▁one ▁vote . ▁ ▁However , ▁at ▁the ▁next ▁general ▁election ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 , ▁Nic oll ▁successfully ▁gained ▁the ▁seat , ▁defe ating ▁Bo yle ▁and ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁candidate , ▁Edward ▁Th yn ne , ▁with ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁ 7 0 ▁votes , ▁or ▁ 2 1 . 5 %. ▁However , ▁standing ▁as ▁a ▁Liberal ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 9 , ▁Nic oll ▁was ▁un se ated ▁by ▁Th yn ne ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 4 . 8 % ▁swing ▁against ▁the ▁Liber als . ▁ ▁Works ▁Nic oll ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁books ▁and ▁pam ph lets , ▁including : ▁ ▁Health