Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-11-07
THE CHANCELLOR RESIGNS
His Resignation rendered, 10 Take
Effect on Nov. 18th.
J.R. NICHOLSON. TO SUCCEED HIM
Robert c. White for Attorney
General.
ANNOUNCED BY THE ACTING GOVERNOR

Brief Correspondence Between Chancellor
Wolcott aud Acting Governor Watson
He Authorizes tho Announcement of His
Appointments--The New Chancellor and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Chancellor James L. Wolcott has re-
signed his judicial position, to accept
the Office of resident counsel for the
Pennsylvania Railroad Co. His resig-
nation was rendered October Goth, TO
take effect November 10th, as is shown
by the following communication
Dover, Del, Oct. 10Th, 1S95-Hon. William
L. Watson, Acting Governor-Sir hereby
tender my resignation as Chancellor OF the
State of Delaware, to take effect Oh the 10th
day OF November, A. D., 1885.
Truly yours, ]. L. Wolcott.
Acting Governor Watson on Tuesday
accepted the resignation in the follow
ing official notice:
Dover, Del, Nov. 9Th, 1s05--Hon. James
J.. Wolcott. Dover, Del.-My Dear Sir:
Your resignation, dated October 18th. was
duly received. At your urgent request am
constrained to accept the same.
Very truly yours, 4
w. T. Watson,
Acting Governor of Delaware. !,
1t has been known for nearly two
months that Chancellor Wolcutt in
tended to resign, and the above letters
are merely official confirmation Of the
fact. s-
NICHOLSON AND WHITE
Acting Governor Watson authorizes
Attorney General John Reed Nichol-
son, of Dover, to the Office of Chancel-
lor, to succeed Chancellor Wolcott.
NJ, A tA,.na. (tannrnI k,a1aI
son Acting Governor Watson authorizes
Robert G. White of Georgetown, Sus
sex county.
The elevation of Attorney General
Nicholson to the CHARACTERISTIC has
been expected ever since 1T became
known that Chancellor Wolcott would
resign. He is practically the unani-
and was urged by great majority of
the people.
Sussex county made claim to the
White was strongly backed by the
members of the bar and people of that
county.
THE NEW OFFICIALS.
John Reed Nicholson is the son of
Hon. John A. and Angelica Killen
Reed Nicholson, Of Dover. He was
prepared for college at the schools Of
Dover and Washington, entering Yale
College in 1866 and graduating in 1870.
The following year he joined geologi-
cal expedition in charge Of Prof. o. @.
Marsh Of Yale, in trip over the
plains, Rocky Mountains and the
Pacific slope. While on this trip he
was entered as law student with
Chancellor Daniel NJ. Bates Mr..
Nicholson in 1871 left Dover and en-
tered the Columbia College Law
School, New York, from which he re-
ceiyed diploma in 1873 and was adj
mitted to the bar of New York City
the same year. He practiced there
until the autumn of 1876, when he re-
turned to Dover and began to practice
there. In June, 1854, he was married
to Isabella II. Hager of Lancaster, Pa,
a great grandniece of George Read,
the signer
Mr.. Nicholson was town solicitor
from l87684 and also attorney for the
Levy Court from 1884 to the present
time. He was appointed Attorney Gen
eral on April LIST, 1899, by Governor
Reynolds, and has filled the office
most acceptably ever since.
Robert Q. White was born near the
Drawbridge, in Broadkiln hundred,
Sussex county, July 10th, 1852 He
studied law under Chancellor Willard
Salisbury, and was admitted to prac-
tice in Kent county, April 18th, 1880.
He opened an office in Georgetown
whore he continued to practice law
until the present time. Mr.. White has
served as attorney for the Sussex
county Levy Court, his only public
Office. He has been active in local
politics for number of years, and was
one of the hardest workers for Demo-
cratic success.