Courtlandt Nicoll
Courtlandt Nicoll (December 2, 1880 in New York City – September 20, 1938 in Water Mill, Suffolk County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life
He was the son of Benjamin Nicoll and Grace (Lord) Nicoll. He graduated A.B. from Princeton University in 1903; and from New York Law School in 1905.[1] On April 19, 1911, he married Ione Page.
He was an Alderman (28th D.) of New York City from 1911 to 1913.[2]
Nicoll was a member of the New York State Senate (17th D.) in 1918; and was Chairman of the Committee on Penal Institutions.
He was again a member of the State Senate in 1925 and 1926. In 1925, he sponsored legislation which forced New York City to use voting machines at subsequent elections.[3] In November 1926, he was defeated for re-election by Democrat Abraham Greenberg. At the opening of the next session in January 1927, Nicoll contested Greenberg's election,[4] but after long drawn out proceedings Greenberg's election was upheld in February 1928.[5]
His wife was Vice Chairman of the Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform;[6] and a delegate to the New York State Convention to Ratify the 21st Amendment in 1933.
He was President of the Board of Trustees of the Museum of the City of New York from December 1935[7] to February 1938.
He died in his sleep on September 20, 1938, at his country home in Water Mill, New York,[8] of coronary thrombosis. His widow died on August 9, 1940, after falling down 16 stories from a room in New York Hospital.[9]
Manhattan D.A. De Lancey Nicoll (1854–1931) was his uncle.[10]
References
- ↑ Yearbook of the Bar Association of New York City (1939; pg. 431; "Memorial of Courtlandt Nicoll")
- ↑ BLAMES CHARTER, NOT ALDERMEN, FOR CITY'S MUNICIPAL ILLS in NYT on December 29, 1912
- ↑ VOTE MACHINE BILL PASSES THE SENATE; Nicoll Measure Forcing New York City to Buy Them Is Adopted in NYT on March 20, 1925 (subscription required)
- ↑ NICOLL TO CONTEST FOR SENATE SEAT.; Charges Violation of Ballot Secrecy Caused His Defeat by Senator Greenberg in NYT on January 4, 1927 (subscription required)
- ↑ GREENBERG'S RIGHT TO SEAT CONFIRMED in NYT on February 16, 1928 (subscription required)
- ↑ MRS. NICOLL SCORES DRY LAW IN PULPIT in NYT on November 9, 1931 (subscription required)
- ↑ Nicoll Heads City Museum in NYT on December 20, 1935 (subscription required)
- ↑ C. NICOLL, LAWYER, DIES IN HIS SLEEP in NYT on September 21, 1938 (subscription required)
- ↑ MRS. NICOLL DIES IN 16-STORY PLUNGE in NYT on August 10, 1940 (subscription required)
- ↑ Courtlandt Nicoll, who is a nephew of De Lancey Nicoll... in NYT on September 10, 1911
| New York State Senate | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ogden L. Mills |
New York State Senate 17th District 1918 |
Succeeded by Julius Miller |
| Preceded by Meyer Levy |
New York State Senate 17th District 1925–1926 |
Succeeded by Abraham Greenberg |