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Photographs personal residences of lawyers and judges in Minnesota.
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Viewing Atwood Cranston (1906-1957).


Atwood Cranston (1906-1957).

After graduating the University of Minnesota Law School in 1928, Atwood Cranston practiced for several years in Montana before moving back to Minnesota. He had a general practice until 1942 when he became employed in a federal agency in Washington, D. C., soon becoming Special Assistant Attorney General in charge of litigation. In that capacity he tried cases around the country, and developed a deep command of tax law. After the War, he returned to Minneapolis and reopened his law practice. He died on July 24, 1957, at age fifty-one. In memorial services for the Hennepin County Bar Association the following year, Robert J. Rice, an associate, said:

"I can state with complete sincerity that he was one of the most intelligent, and certainly the most happy and friendly man I have ever known. Every one enjoyed visiting his home which was always a bright and popular meeting place. No man loved his family more. No one I have ever met could tell a story or relate an incident more entertainingly than Atwood with his quiet, charming and gentlemanly manner."

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