▁Town send ▁Nic oll ▁( 1 8 1 3 – 1 8 6 4 ) ▁and ▁Charlotte ▁Anne ▁Nic oll ▁( 1 8 2 7 – 1 8 9 1 ). ▁ ▁Nic oll ' s ▁uncle ▁was ▁De ▁L ance y ▁Nic oll ▁( 1 8 5 4 – 1 9 3 1 ), ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁County ▁District ▁Att orney . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁direct ▁desc endant ▁of ▁Matth ias ▁Nic oll , ▁an ▁English ▁lawyer , ▁who ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁America ▁with ▁his ▁uncle , ▁Sir ▁Richard ▁Nich oll s , ▁the ▁first ▁Governor ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁Province ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁following ▁Dutch ▁rule ▁under ▁Peter ▁St uy ves ant , ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 4 . ▁His ▁mat ernal ▁grand father ▁was ▁James ▁Cou per ▁Lord , ▁son ▁of ▁Daniel ▁Lord . ▁▁ ▁He ▁attended ▁St . ▁Paul ' s ▁School ▁in ▁Con cord , ▁New ▁Ham pshire . ▁ ▁He ▁graduated ▁A . B . ▁from ▁Pr inc eton ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 ; ▁and ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁Law ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁ ▁Career ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁Ald erman ▁( 2 8 th ▁D .) ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁ ▁Nic oll ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Senate ▁( 1 7 th ▁D .) ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 ; ▁and ▁was ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Pen al