Background
He was the son of Benjamin Nicoll and Grace (Lord) Nicoll.
politician member of the New York State Senate
He was the son of Benjamin Nicoll and Grace (Lord) Nicoll.
He graduated Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University in 1903. And from New York Law School in 1905.
He was an Alderman (28th Doctorate) of New York City from 1911 to 1913. In 1925, he sponsored legislation which forced New York City to use voting machines at subsequent elections. 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, but after long drawn out proceedings Greenberg"s election was upheld in February 1928.
He was President of the Board of Trustees of the Museum of the City of New York from December 1935 to February 1938. He died in his sleep on September 20, 1938, at his country home in Water Mill, New York, of coronary thrombosis.
His widow died on August 9, 1940, after falling down 16 stories from a room in New York Hospital.
Nicoll was a member of the New York State Senate (17th Doctorate) in 1918. And was Chairman of the Committee on Penal Institutions. He was again a member of the State Senate in 1925 and 1926.
