Nicholas Wadham (1531–1609)
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For his grandfather, see Nicholas Wadham (1472–1542).
Nicholas Wadham (/ˈwɒdəm/) (1531–1609) of Merryfield in the parish of Ilton, Somerset, and Edge in the parish of Branscombe, Devon, was a posthumous co-founder of Wadham College, Oxford, with his wife Dorothy Wadham who, outliving him, saw the project through to completion in her late old age. He was Sheriff of Somerset in 1585.