In 1925, NAKAGAWA, who resigned his post as vice president of Bank of Taiwan at the termination of his term, and on December 1, was chosen to be a member of House of Peers by Imperial command, based on the application of the article 1-clause 4, 'those who contributed to the nation or those of knowledge.'
1925年、台湾銀行頭取を任期満了により退任した中川は、12月1日「貴族院令」第一条第4号「国家ニ勲労アリ又ハ学識アル者」が適用され貴族院議員に勅選された。