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appointed John S. Wilkes his successor. appointed him United States Senator, to fill Judge Lurton was made Chief-Justice. On out the unexpired term of Felix Grundy, de the resignation of Chief-Justice Lurton to ceased. The Legislature failed to elect in become United States Circuit Judge, Wm. 1841, and, the Governor declining to appoint, K. McAlister was appointed in his place, the office remained vacant until 1843. The and Judge Lea made Chief-Justice. The Whigs had then secured control of the Legis court is now composed of B. J. Lea, Chief- lature, and elected Ephraim H. Foster for the Justice, W. C. Caldwell, D. L. Snodgrass, remaining two years. The Democrats hav ing regained the Legislature in 1845, Judge John S. Wilkes, and Wm. K. McAlister.

Nicholson was again The Legislature, in a candidate, but was 1831, created the office defeated by Hopkins of Chief-Justice, and L. Turney. After this elected Judge John Catron to fill it. The defeat Judge Nichol Constitution of 1835 son was for several years editor of the discontinued theoffice. Nashville " Union," The Constitution of 1870 revived it, but the leading Demo left the filling of it to cratic organ of the State. In 1859 he the judges. Those was elected to the chosen, in the order Senate, but left that of their service, were body on the secession Judges Nicholson, of Tennessee in 1861. Deaderick, Turney, He took no part in Lurton, and Lea. the war, though an A. O. P. Nicholson active Confederate was born in William sympathizer. He was son County, Tenn,, a member of the Con August 31, 1808. He stitutional Conven was of Scotch-Irish tion of 1870, and took descent. He was an a prominent part in alumnus of the Uni its deliberations. He versity of North Caro A. O. P. NICHOLSON. was elected Supreme lina. After his grad Judge in 1870, and uation he began the study of medicine; but the casual oppor on the organization of the court was chosen tunity of a debating-club turned his attention as Chief-Justice. He continued to serve to the legal profession. He studied law, and until his death, March 23, 1876. For some being admitted to practice, opened an office months of this time he was disabled from at Columbia. Then followed an active life, duty because of a serious injury received in full of honors and usefulness. He was three a fall down the stone steps at the capitol. times elected to the Lower House of the He never fully recovered from the accident. Judge Nicholson is universally esteemed General Assembly, and once to the Senate. In 1835, when only twenty-seven years old, one of the ablest men the State has ever he was associated with Robert L. Caruthers had. His talents were varied. He was not in making a compilation of the laws of the only a leader at the bar, and a legal writer State. In 1848 he published a supplement of note, and a great judge, but he was a to this work. In 1840 Gov. Jas. K. Polk most effective stump-speaker, and an edito