Viewing Judge Joseph A. Poirier (1886-1942).Judge Joseph A. Poirier (1886-1942).Joseph A. Poirier became fascinated with telegraphy when a school boy. When he graduated from the Minneapolis public schools, he was already a master telegrapher. He soon was employed by railroads in Canada, the United States and Mexico, later by steamship lines in the Pacific and Atlantic. In 1914 he returned to Minneapolis and was employed by the Northern Pacific Railroad Company. He became interested in the law and graduated from the Northwestern College of Law in 1916. In 1924 he came under the wing of County Attorney Floyd B. Olson who appointed him Assistant County Attorney and, later after Olson was elected governor, Assistant Attorney General. In 1937 Governor Benson appointed him to the Minneapolis Municipal Court. He died on June 19, 1942, at age 56. In memorial proceedings for the Hennepin County Bar Association, Judge William G. Larson recalled his colleague:
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