Viewing Ramsey County Bar Memorials Category (131) found:Homer C. Eller (1845-1896).The senior partner of Eller & How, one of the most prominent law firms in the city of St. Paul, died on November 3, 1896.
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 2022.At a special session of the District Court on May 20, 2022, the Ramsey County Bar Association presented memorials to the following:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1937.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on March 27, 1937, the county bar association presented memorials to the following seven lawyers:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1938.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on April 16, 1938, the county bar association presented memorials to the following six lawyers and judges:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1939.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on April 8, 1939, the county bar association presented memorials to two judges and eleven lawyers:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1940.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on March 23, 1940, the county bar association presented memorials to the following lawyers and judges:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1941.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on April 12, 1941, the county bar association presented memorials to the following lawyers:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1942.At a special session of the District Court on April 4, 1942, the Ramsey County Bar Association presented memorials to the following 10 members of the Bar who died the previous year:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1943.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on April 24, 1943, the county bar association presented memorials to the following:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1944.At a special session of the District Court on April 8, 1944, the Ramsey County Bar Association presented memorials to the following ten lawyers and one judge who died in previous years:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1945.At a special session of the District Court on March 31, 1945, the Ramsey County Bar Association presented memorials to the following seventeen lawyers and one judge who died in previous years:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1946.At a special session of the District Court on April 20, 1946, the Ramsey County Bar Association presented memorials to the following 3 judges and 14 lawyers:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1947.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on April 5, 1947, the county bar association presented memorials to the following nine lawyers:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1954.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on April 17, 1954, the county bar association presented memorials to the following thirteen lawyers and judges:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1955.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on April 9, 1955, the county bar association presented memorials to the following eight lawyers:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1956.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on March 31, 1956, the county bar association presented memorials to the following eight lawyers and two judges:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1957.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on April 20, 1957, the county bar association presented memorials to the following eleven lawyers:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1958.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on April 5, 1958, the county bar association presented memorials to the following eleven lawyers and judges:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1959.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on March 28, 1959, the county bar association presented memorials to the following fourteen lawyers and judges:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1960.At a special session of the District Court on April 16, 1960, the Ramsey County Bar Association presented memorials to the following twenty lawyers who died in previous years:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1961.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on April 1, 1961, the county bar association presented memorials to the following nine lawyers and judges:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1962.At a special session of the District Court on April 21, 1962, the Ramsey County Bar Association presented memorials to the following eight lawyers who died the previous year:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1963.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on April 13, 1963, the county bar association presented memorials to the following:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1964.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on March 28, 1964, the county bar association presented memorials to the following lawyers and judges:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1965.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on April 17, 1965, the county bar association presented memorials to the following lawyers:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1966.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on April 9, 1966, the county bar association presented memorials to the following lawyers:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1967.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on May 26, 1967, the county bar association presented memorials to the following:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1968.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on May 24, 1968, the county bar association presented memorials to the following:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1969.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on May 23, 1969, the county bar association presented memorials to the following:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1970.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on April 24, 1970, the county bar association presented memorials
to the following:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1971.At a special session of the District Court on April 30, 1971, the Ramsey County Bar Association presented memorials to the following 2 judges and 8 lawyers:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1972.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on April 28, 1972, the county bar association presented memorials to the following thirteen lawyers:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1974.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on April 26, 1974, the county bar association presented memorials to the following:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1975.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on April 25, 1975, the county bar association presented memorials to the following:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1976.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on April 30, 1976, the county bar association presented memorials to the following eleven lawyers:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1977.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on April 22, 1977, the county bar association presented memorials to Judge Clayton Parks and seven lawyers:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1978.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on Friday, April 28, 1978, the county bar association presented memorials to the following:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1979.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on May 4, 1979, the county bar association presented memorials
to the following:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1980.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on April 25, 1980, the county bar association presented memorials to the following:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1982.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on April 30, 1982, the county bar association presented memorials to the following:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1983.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on April 29, 1983, the county bar association presented memorials to the following:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1985.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on Friday, April 26, 1985, the county bar association presented memorials to the following:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1987.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on Friday, April 24, 1987, the county bar association presented memorials to the following:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1993.At a special meeting of the Ramsey County Bar Association on April 30, 1993, memorials were delivered to the following seven members:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 2003.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on April 25, 2003, the county bar association presented memorials to the following:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 2004.On April 30, 2004, at a special term of the District Court, the Ramsey County Bar Association presented memorials to the following:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 2005. At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on Friday, April 29, 2005, the county bar association presented memorials to the following:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 2006.On April 28, 2006, at a special term of the District Court, the Ramsey County Bar Association presented memorials to the following:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 2007.On April 27, 2007, at a special term of the District Court, the Ramsey County Bar Association presented memorials to the following:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 2008.On April 25, 2008, at a special term of the District Court, the Ramsey County Bar Association presented memorials to the following:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 2009.On April 24, 2009, at a special term of the District Court, the Ramsey County Bar Association presented memorials to the following:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 2010.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on April 30, 2010, the county bar association presented memorials to the following:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 2011.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on April 29, 2011, the county bar association presented memorials to the following:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 2012.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on April 27, 2012, the county bar association presented memorials to the following:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 2013.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on April 19, 2013, the county bar association presented memorials to the following:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 2014.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on April 11, 2014, the county bar association presented memorials to the following:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 2015.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on April 17, 2015, the county bar association presented memorials to the following:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 2019.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court on April 12, 2019, the county bar association presented memorials to the following lawyers and judges:
Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 2020.At a special session of the Ramsey County District Court held remotely on Friday, November 20, 2020, due to the Pandemic of 2020, the county bar association presented memorials to the following:
Lorenzo Allis (1823-1883).Lorenzo Allis, a lawyer and journalist, moved with his family from New Orleans to St. Paul in 1856. He began practicing law and writing editorials for a local newspaper. His legal talents were so obvious that he quickly found partners, eventually forming Allis, Williams & Gilfillan, the latter bein... Evan H. Anderson (1893-1933).Evan H. Anderson graduated the St. Paul College of Law in 1919, and thereafter practiced law, primarily criminal defense, in St. Paul until his death in 1933, at the age of 40.
Frank W. Baer (1854-1931).After working for a railroad, several mercantile companies, and in the office of city treasurer, Frank W. Baer studied at the St. Paul College of Law, and was admitted to the bar in 1906. Thereafter he was employed as Chief Deputy Sheriff of Ramsey County, a position he held when he died on Febr... Ferdinand Barta (1857-1928).Ferdinand Barta practiced law and politics in St. Paul for forty-five years. A stalwart Republican, he was elected to the state House of Representatives in 1894 and 1896, but was defeated in a bid for the state Senate in 1898. He died in 1928 at age seventy.
Judge Charles Bechhoefer (1864-1932).After arriving in St. Paul in 1885, Charles Bechhoeffer began an apprenticeship with the John B. and W. H. Sanborn firm. There he remained for about two years. He then opened his own practice, specializing in real estate, probate and tax law. In 1923, he was appointed to the bench of the Second J... Alf E. Boyesen (1857-1935)A Memorial of Alf E. Boyesen, who died on October 27, 1934, at age seventy-seven, was presented to the Ramsey County District Court on April 20, 1935. ... Julian Edmund Brown (1884-1934).Julian E. Brown graduated from the St. Paul College of Law in 1906. Thereafter he practiced law and was engaged in civic affairs in St. Paul until his death in 1934 at the age of 53.
George Edward Budd (1864-1930).Immediately after George E. Budd graduated from the University of Michigan Law Department in 1885, he came to St. Paul, where he practiced law, specializing in real estate law, until his death in 1930. On April 4, 1931, a memorial was held for him by the Ramsey County Bar Association. ... John Ely Burchard (1864-1934).John Ely Burchard practiced law in St. Paul from 1900 to his death in 1934. He specialized in real estate and was a long time trustee of the Minnesota Mutual Life insurance Company.
Fitzhugh Burns (1870-1933).Fitzhugh Burns graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1895, after which he engaged in private practice for a few years. In 1900, he became employed by a bonding company, and in that field he worked until his death in August 1933. On March 31, 1934, the Ramsey County Bar Associati... Alexander W. Caldwell (1872-1928).Alexander W. Caldwell worked for the St. Paul Dispatch and Pioneer Press newspapers from 1895 to 1927. During the last decade, he was an editorial writer. In 1924, he began attending law school at night, graduated in 1926, and was admitted to the bar in November of that year. He was 54 years old.... Chester L. Caldwell (1864-1935).Chester L. Caldwell took night classes at the St. Paul College of Law, graduated "with the first complete class of the college," and was admitted to the Minnesota bar in 1903. As a lawyer he specialized in real estate and probate work. He became active in the county and state bar associations, ser... Frederick Miles Catlin (1859-1929).In 1884, after being admitted to the Pennsylvania bar, Frederick M. Catlin boarded a train for Seattle. But, while stopped in St. Paul for a change of cars, friends persuaded him to relocate there. He was admitted to the Minnesota bar that year. He served in the National Guard, and in the infant... Harry P. Churchill (1888-1934).Harry P. Churchill graduated the St. Paul College of Law in 1911. He was elected to the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners in 1918, and served on it until his death, all the while maintaining a private law practice. As a commissioner, he took special interest in the Children's Preventorium, and wa... Daniel Joseph Coleman (1876-1927).Graduating in 1902, Daniel J. Coleman was a member of the first class of graduates of the St. Paul College of Law. He was engaged in private practice in St. Paul from that date until his death in 1927. On April 7, 1928, the Ramsey County Bar Association delivered a memorial to him. ... Edward A. Cooper (1881-1933).After Edward A. Cooper graduated from the St. Paul College of Law in 1912, he engaged in private practice until his death in March 1933. The following month, the Ramsey County Bar Association delivered a memorial to him. ... James Cormison (1855-1931).Born in Ireland on October 30, 1855, James Cormison emigrated first to Canada, where he farmed, then in 1888 to the United States, where he studied law. He was a general practitioner in St. Paul from 1901 to his death on May 28, 1931.
John Stearns Crooks (1876-1933).John Stearns Crooks was raised and educated in St. Paul. He worked for his father who founded the Minnesota Shoe Company in the early 1880s, but he longed for the law. He enrolled in the University of Minnesota College of Law and graduated in 1898. He developed a large commercial practice, eventu... Thomas C. Daggett (1879-1940).Throughout his career, which commenced right after graduation from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1900, Thomas C. Daggatt practiced either alone or in a two-man firm in St. Paul. He was a member of several fraternal organization as well as the county and state bar associations, eventuall... Andrew Dahlen (1891-1934).Born in Norway in 1891, Andrew Dahlen moved to St. Paul in 1909. While employed as a street car conductor, he studied at Hamline University; he dropped out to serve in the Infantry in World War One; thereafter he returned to his studies, graduating from Hamline in 1920; he enrolled in the Universi... Joel Mark Dickey (1864-1933).Joel Mark Dickey was a fixture in the federal district court in St. Paul for forty-three years. He began employment in 1890, and served as clerk and Assistant U. S. Attorney from 1894 to 1920, when he entered private practice. But not for long. Upon the retirement of Charles L. Spencer, Judge Pa... Bion A. Dodge (1859-1934)Bion A. Dodge practiced law in St. Paul from 1889 to 1898, when he was struck by gold fever. He moved to Alaska where he mined, practiced law--even served as U. S. Attorney--hunted, fished and, it seems, spent the best twenty years of his adventuresome life. In 1918, he returned to St. Paul to ta... John R. Donohue (1868-1929).John R. Donohue graduated from the Law Department of the University of Minnesota in 1896. Two years later, he moved to Grand Rapids and was elected county attorney of Itasca County. He returned to St. Paul in 1902 and resumed private practice. He died on November 22, 1929.
Wallace Barton Douglas (1852-1930).Wallace Barton Douglas graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan in 1875. Eight years later, he moved to Moorhead, where he served as city attorney, and later as attorney for Clay County. After two terms in the Minnesota House of Representatives, he was elected Attorney General... Frank H. Ewing (1856-1934).Frank H. Ewing was admitted to the New York bar in 1878. Three years later, he relocated to Stillwater, which then was the hub of the flourishing lumber and logging industry on the St. Croix River. In 1888, he moved to St. Paul and was associated with several law firms until his death on January 22,... Charles Wells Farnham (1867-1931).The reputation of Charles Wells Farnham during the first three decades of the last century transcended the bar. While he was active in the county and state bar associations, and was an expert in insurance law, he also was an informal library consultant, advising St. Paul clubs on building their lib... Neil Byron Ferguson (1853-1927).When Neil Ferguson died on April 9, 1927, he was convinced that his life was well-spent; he had "discovered" new evidence to correct a great error and he had done so in the face of hostility and indifference by the public and even his colleagues at the bar. His triumph, however, did not occur in th... John P. Galbraith (1866-1933).John P. Galbraith graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1891, practiced law in St. Paul and Grand Forks, served three terms in the North Dakota Legislature, and returned in 1901 to St. Paul where he worked in several private companies handling credit matters until 1920 when he res... Henry Parker Goodenow (1857-1898).For many years Henry Parker Goodenow practiced law in St. Paul with his uncle, Henry L. Williams. Benjamin I. Stanton joined them in 1889. After Williams retired, he and Stanton continued a while, but eventually separated. He was a sole practitioner when he died on December 9, 1898, at age forty-... Edward B. Graves (1859-1930).Edward Buttrick Graves was one of leaders of the corporate bar in Minnesota for most of the first three decades of the last century. But he did not represent railroads, mining companies or other such enterprises; instead he represented minority shareholders in these corporations in suits to protect ... Harry A. Hageman (1876-1932).A 1901 graduate of the University of Minnesota College of Law, Harry Arthur Hageman practiced for the next three decades in St. Paul, developing an expertise in insurance law. He died on August 16, 1932, aged fifty-six. In memorial proceedings for the Ramsey County Bar Association the following yea... Harold Harris (1857-1933).Harold Harris practiced law in St. Paul for forty-four years. He was a sole practitioner, who specialized in real estate and probate matters. He died on August 24, 1933, at age seventy-five. In memorial proceedings the following year, a committee of the Ramsey County Bar Association recalled:
William O. Hillman (1859-1932).William Oren Hillman was a court reporter for the Ramsey County District Court from 1886 to his death on January 7, 1932, at age seventy-two. In memorial proceedings on March 26, 1932, a committee of the county bar association recalled his reputation for integrity:
Moritz Heim (1864-1932).Moritz Heim was probably the first lawyer in Minnesota to specialize in international law. Before the First World War, he represented the consulates of many European countries and handled litigation that established basic principles of consulate law. He maintained offices in Chicago and Pittsburgh ... Edmund Rice Hollinshead (1855-1883).Edmund R. Hollinshead, the son of William M. Hollinshead, a leader of the Minnesota bar in the 1850s, was admitted to practice on March 4, 1878, at age twenty-three. He became an associate of Morris Lamprey, a successful St. Paul lawyer and wealthy real estate investor. When Lamprey died unexpected... William Franklin Hunt (1865-1933).While clerking for the St. Paul firm of Christopher D. O'Brien and Thomas D. O'Brien in the early 1890s, William F. Hunt took night classes at the University of Minnesota Law Department. He graduated in 1895, was admitted to the bar, took more classes, and was awarded a degree of Master of Laws in ... Gideon S. Ives (1846-1927).In 1909, "Governor" Gideon Ives was appointed Referee in Bankruptcy. This appointment followed decades of public service in local and state government. He served St. Peter as city attorney and mayor, Nicollet County as state senator in 1887-1889, and the State of Minnesota as Lieutenant Governor i... Henry Clay James (1849-1930).After graduating Harvard College in 1871, Henry C. James moved to St. Paul where he apprenticed in the law office of his brother-in-law, Morris Lamprey. He was admitted to the bar on June 7, 1874. For the next fifty years - a period of extraordinary change in the profession - he practiced in Ramsey... George C. Lambert (1867-1934).Born in Belgium, George C. Lambert immigrated to Minnesota in 1883, at age sixteen. He was admitted to the bar in 1888 and practiced law and pursued business interests in St. Paul for the next four decades. He served on numerous civic organizations, was an officer in the National Guard, where he a... Morris Lamprey (1827-1879).Morris Lamprey, a twenty-seven year old lawyer, arrived in Minnesota Territory in 1855. Over the next two decades he built a large law practice and became a leader of the St. Paul bar; he also invested in city real estate and became wealthy. He died on April 9, 1879, at age fifty-one. In an editor... Uri Locke Lamprey (1842-1906).Uri Locke Lamprey practiced law in St. Paul from the 1860s to 1883 when he left his firm to devote his full time to managing his considerable real estate investments. But this change could also be termed "from lawyer to litigant" because he quickly became engaged in numerous lawsuits over his real e... Elias J. Lien (1868 -1932).Elias Lien was assistant state law librarian from 1904 to 1911 when he was promoted to be state law librarian. He held that post for a decade, resigning to practice law. He died at age sixty-three on February 10, 1932. ... Putnam W. Locke (1831-1891).Little is known about "Judge" Putnam Webster Locke, who relocated to St. Paul in the late 1880s. Where, when and on what court he served are not known. He was a Presbyterian, a Mason and a Democrat. He made a good impression on others. After he died on November 22, 1891, at age sixty, the Ramsey C... George M. Luethge (1887-1929).Following twenty-three year old George Luethge's admission to the bar on June 16, 1911, he was appointed an Assistant U. S. Attorney---thereby perhaps setting a record. He held that post for several years, then moved briefly to the clerk's office before becoming secretary to Ramsey County Probate Ju... John W. Lynch (1860-1930).On February 2, 1899, two days shy of his thirty-ninth birthday, John Lynch became a lawyer. He was admitted to the bar that day, after apprenticing for three years in the law offices of James Michael, a future district court judge. For the next three decades he practiced law in St. Paul, concentra... Henry F. Masterson (1825-1882).On the morning of Tuesday, April 4, 1882, the chairman of the Ramsey County Bar Association appeared before the Minnesota Supreme Court and offered resolutions adopted by the Association honoring the late Henry F. Masterson. They were accepted and ordered entered into the minutes of the Court by th... Thomas I. McDermott (1876-1927)Thomas Ignatius McDermott received his Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Minnesota in 1900. He then worked for the City Attorney's Office in St. Paul until 1912, when he entered private practice. He engaged in general corporate work, specializing in advising public utilities, until hi... Thomas Jefferson McDermott (1861-1939).After a clerkship, thirty-one year old Thomas Jefferson McDermott was admitted to the bar on April 6, 1892, but feeling inadequately prepared for practice, he entered the University of Minnesota Law Department and graduated with a LL.B in 1895, followed by a LL.M. in 1897.
Ralston J. Markoe (1854-1927).Ralston Markoe was admitted to the bar on October 13, 1882. He practiced law for some time in St. Paul but a "taste for engineering" led him to become a civil engineer. At the time of his death on December 27, 1927, he was employed as an engineer. On April 7, 1928, the Ramsey County Bar Associati... James Allen Martin (1866-1932).James A, Martin graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan in 1889. He moved to St. Cloud, and was City Clerk from 1892 to 1900. He also became active in the Republican Party and managed several campaigns, including the unsuccessful bid by Associate Justice Loren Collins for t... Edward Howard Morphy (1856-1934).After studying law at Osgood Hall in Toronto, Edward Morphy was admitted to the Ontario bar in 1880. He practiced in Toronto, then Winnipeg until mid-1886, when he relocated to St. Paul. There he practiced in his own firm, in partnership with others, until his death on December 9, 1934, at age 78.... Owen Morris (1858-1930).Admitted to the bar in 1886, Owen Morris quickly gained renown as an appellate lawyer. Between 1889 and 1905, he argued 20 cases before the state supreme court, winning 13. He appeared in other cases that set precedents in real estate law, landlord-tenant relations and mechanics' lien law, among o... Frank Olin Osborne (1849-1931).Frank Olin Osborne, whose great grandfather served in General Daniel Morgan's militia which won the battle of Cowpens in January 1781, a brilliant American victory in the War for Independence, practiced law and engaged in business in St. Paul for many years. He died on June 4, 1931. On March 26, 19... Timothy Ruggles Palmer (1856-1908).Timothy R. Palmer was admitted to the New York bar in 1879. Two years later he relocated to St. Paul, where he was a member of several firms until 1902, when he left private practice to become President of Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company. On December 3, 1908, shortly after being demoted to g... Forrest R. Poppe (1886-1934).After Forrest Poppe graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1907, he was employed by the St. Paul City Railway. He worked there until 1913, when he "retired" to recuperate from an injury sustained in an accident. By 1916, he had recovered and entered private practice, which he enga... Harold J. Richardson (1872-1952).A graduate of the University of Minnesota College of Law, Harold James Richardson practiced law with his brother in Rochester from 1900 to 1912, when he moved to St. Paul to become an associate of former Chief Justice Charles M. Start and future Ramsey County District Court Judge Kenneth G. Brill. ... Francis J. Rosenthal (1876-1932).Before Francis J. Rosenthal became a lawyer, he was a "musical instructor, choir master, and soloist" in operas and symphonies around the country. He "abandoned" his music career in 1910, and entered the St. Paul College of Law. Admitted to the bar in 1914, he practiced law in St. Paul until his de... General John B. Sanborn (1826-1904).John Benjamin Sanborn, a native of New Hampshire, moved to St. Paul, Minnesota Territory, in 1854 and began practicing law with Theodore French. He served in the Civil War with great distinction, attaining the rank of General. After the War he served several terms in the state legislature, was a ... Edward P. Sanborn (1853-1934).In 1882, Edward Peyson Sanborn joined the famous John B. & W. H. Sanborn law firm in St. Paul. After the firm's dissolution in about 1904, he continued practicing law alone. He died on May 29, 1934, and a memorial service was given to him the following year by the Ramsey County Bar Association. ... Charles C. Sharp (1859-1928).A native New Yorker, Charles C. Sharp moved with his family to St. Paul in 1890. He was admitted to the bar of Minnesota in 1902, at age forty-three, and practiced law in St. Paul until 1912, when he moved to Tacoma, Washington. He died on January 20, 1928. On April 7th, the Ramsey County Bar Asso... Benjamin I. Stanton (1853-1898).Benjamin Irving Stanton, a native New Yorker, practiced law in St. Paul from 1889 to 1898. He was a member of Williams, Goodenow & Stanton most of that time. He died on September 13, 1898, at age forty-five. His obituary in the St. Paul Globe read in part:
Leonard A. Straight (1866-1933).The law firm of William L. Allen and Leonard A. Straight existed from 1897 to the latter's death on December 19, 1933, making it one of the oldest law partnerships in the state. Straight was a real estate specialist, who was reputed to be "better versed" and "more capable of giving sound advice" in... Thomas Monroe Strickler (1899-1930).The law could not hold Thomas Strickler. He was an adventurer whose great passion was aviation. In 1923, he graduated the Minnesota College of Law, passed the bar examination, set up shop in St. Paul, and enlisted in the Air Squadron of the Minnesota National Guard. He was 24 years old. In 1928, ... Edwin S. Thompson (1852-1932).Before settling down in St. Paul the late 1880s, Edwin Thompson led a life that resembled a character in a novel by Jack London: he was a practicing lawyer at age twenty, seafarer, prosecuting attorney in wide-open Butte, Montana, buffalo hunter, and appreciator of good literature and poetry. From ... Samuel Whaley (1855-1934).After an apprenticeship with the Sanborn firm, Samuel Whaley was admitted to the bar in 1876. He was 21 years old. He practiced law in St. Paul until 1906, when he was appointed United States Commissioner for the District of Minnesota, a position he held with successive appointments until 1930, wh... Howard Wheeler (1873-1931).In January 1922, forty-eight year old Howard Wheeler was appointed Probate Judge of Ramsey County. He stood without opposition in elections in November 1922, 1926, and 1930. By all accounts, he was an exemplary jurist. After the last election, he was appointed to the district court by Governor Chri... John W. White (1842-1930).John White was born almost two decades before the Civil War and died a decade before the Second World War. He practiced real estate law in St. Paul from 1870 to his death in 1930. On April 4, 1931, the Ramsey County Bar Association presented a memorial to him in District Court. ... Charles E. Flandrau, "Judge Wescott Wilkin" (1889).Wescott Wilkin (1824-1894) served on the Second Judicial District Court from 1865 to 1891. A portrait of him by Charles E. Flandrau was published in the October 1889 issue of Magazine of Western History. It is posted here (it is easier to read if the type is enlarged). ... Robert M. Works (1883-1933.A graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School, Robert M. Works practiced law in Minnesota from his admission to the bar in 1907 to his death at age forty-nine on March 4, 1933. In memorial proceedings for the Ramsey County Bar Association he was recalled:
Wade Hampton Yardley (1861-1934).Wade Hampton Yardley practiced law in St. Paul from 1885 to his death in November 1934. The following year, the Ramsey County Bar Association presented a Memorial to him. The Bar Memorial Committee described Yardley as a specialist in real estate law, wryly noting that "unlike most lawyers, he was... Edward Blake Young (1864-1927).Edward Blake Young, the nephew of former Associate Justice George Brooks Young, practiced law in St. Paul for forty years. He never held public office, choosing to contribute to the community through civic organizations, clubs and volunteer work. He died on May 25, 1927, at age sixty-three. In Apr... Frederick William Zollman (1860-1933).The forty-six years Frederick William Zollman practiced law in St Paul--from 1887 to 1933--could be divided into several chapters. For the first decade, he seems to have had a general practice; from 1897 to 1901, he was an Assistant Ramsey County Attorney and compiled the "special laws" pertaining ... |