Viewing Winona County Bar Memorials Category (36) found:Winona County Bar Memorials: 1905.On May 13, 1905, the Winona County Bar Association presented memorials to the following four lawyers in District Court:
William D. Abbott (1859 - 1921).William D. Abbott was a founder of Brown, Abbott & Somsen, a prominent law firm in Winona in the first two decades of the twentieth century. He died of a heart condition on January 8, 1921, aged sixty-one. In proceedings in district court on September 19, 1921, the memorial committee of Winona Cou... Douglas A. Hedin, "Judge Lloyd Barber (1826-1915)."On July 6, 1864, Governor Stephen Miller appointed Third Judicial District Court Judge Thomas Wilson to the Minnesota Supreme Court. To fill the vacancy on the district court, the governor decided to wait until the Republican Party nominated a candidate at its judicial district convention later tha... Morris A. Bennett (1833-1861)Morris A. Bennett died in Winona on April 23, 1861, at the age of 28. Articles about him appeared in the "Winona Daily Republican" on April 23 and 24, 1861. ... Samuel S. Beman (1822-1882).Severally injured in a horse fall at the age of seven, Samuel Beman was never free from pain and discomfort. He arrived in Winona in 1855, already a member of the New York and Alabama bars, staked out a claim, and married in 1857. That year he was elected to the first of three terms in the Minneso... Herbert M. Bierce (1879-1962).Herbert M. Bierce began practicing law in Winona in 1906, at age twenty-six. He specialized in commercial law, and in 1918 was appointed Referee in Bankruptcy by the U. S. District Court. He helped found the National Association of Bankruptcy Referees in 1926, served as President in 1952, and edite... Burr D. Blair (1858-1940).Burr Blair practiced law in Winona from 1900 to 1913, when he became employed at the Winona Savings Bank. He worked at that bank until 1928, when he retired. He was active in the affairs of the city, serving eight years on the school board, twenty-four years on the library board, and twelve years o... S. D. J. Bruski (1901-1963).Admitted to the bar in 1930, Sylvester D. J. Bruski developed specialties in real estate and probate law. Due to his "phenomenal addiction to details," as one lawyer recalled, he became the "Dean of Real Estate and Dean of Abstract Examiners" in Winona County.
Harry Lee Buck (1861-1952).Admitted to the bar after clerking with former Chief Justice Thomas Wilson in Winona, Harry L. Buck completed his legal education by attending the University of Wisconsin law School, receiving a LL.B in 1883. He returned to his hometown where he was a trial lawyer and probate specialist in partner... William Burns (ca. 1867-1917).William Burns arrived in Winona in 1882, attended school, and read law in the offices of former Chief Justice Thomas Wilson. He began practicing law in Winona in 1885, when he was admitted to the bar; he also served as Referee in Bankruptcy from 1902 to March 1917, when he died. The following mon... William Codman (1868-1958).William Codman practiced law in Winona, Minnesota, from 1897, when he was admitted to the bar, to 1954, when he retired. His belief in community service led him to the presidency of the Charter Commission, a term as Special Judge of the Municipal Court and five years as City Prosecutor. In the 193... Patrick Fitzpatrick (1857-1908).Patrick Fitzpatrick was elected Winona County attorney in 1881, only a year after he was admitted to the bar. Re-elected several times, he acquired a reputation among the local bar for his competency, protection of the interests of taxpayers and "fearlessness" in not being stampeded by "public pass... Ozro B. Gould (1841-1907).Except for a brief stint on the bench, Ozro B. Gould practiced law in Winona from 1867 to January 1907, when he died. For over seventeen of those years, from 1877 to 1895, he practiced in partnership with Arthur H. Snow.
John Keyes (1818-1876).The lawyer who became known as the "father of the Winona public schools" practiced law in Winona from 1853 to death on December 2, 1876, at age fifty-eight. Years later, Justice Mitchell recalled:
George W. Kiefer (1891-1943).After graduating the St. Paul College of Law and being admitted to the bar in 1916, George Kiefer opened a law office in the town of Lewiston in Winona County but closed it the next year to enlist in the U. S. Army. He farmed for awhile after being discharged, and in 1921 reopened his law office in... Henry W. Lamberton (1831-1905).In 1856, twenty-five year old Henry Wilson Lamberton arrived in Winona and set up a law practice with his brother-in-law. The next year, he was elected the first city attorney. By the mid-1860s, his professional interests had migrated from law to business. He became the "land commissioner" at the... Henry M. Lamberton, Jr. (1893-1962).When he died on October 17, 1962, at age sixty-nine, Jack Lamberton left the Winona County bench and bar with a docket full of memories and stories of his skill as a trial lawyer. In a memorial service by the county bar association in district court in January 1963, he was recalled:
Abner Lewis (1801-1879)In 1856, fifty-five year old Abner Lewis, a former judge in Chautauqua County, New York, moved to Winona to practice law. After his death on October 11, 1879, his obituary appeared in the "Winona Daily Republican." ... Edward J. Libera (1898-1969).Admitted to the bar in 1921, Edward Libera practiced law in Winona for the next 48 years. He also served his community in multiple ways: as Winona County attorney for 8 years, judge of Municipal Court for 26 years, and judge of Probate and Juvenile Courts for 10. He held offices in the Winona and ... Robert E. Looby (1880-1937).In 1911, Robert Emmett Looby was admitted to the bar and began practicing in partnership with Henry Lamberton, a prominent Winona lawyer. Four years later, Looby was appointed judge of probate court, a position he held until death on October 14, 1937, at age fifty-seven. On February 4th of the fol... Samuel H. McElhaney (1876-1969).In 1921, at age forty-five, Samuel McElhaney graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School. He returned to the city of St. Charles, where in 1927 he was elected judge of the Municipal Court, a post he held until 1964, when he retired. The Judge died on March 7, 1969, and the following month... Judge John D. McGill (1920-1972).In 1948, John D. McGill graduated from the St. Paul College of Law and was admitted to the bar. He practiced law in Winona, his hometown, served a decade in the state legislature, and was Judge of Municipal Court from June 24, 1963 to February 27, 1972, when he died at age fifty-one. Two months lat... Buel A. Man (1840-1923).A native New Yorker, Buel Man enlisted in the Union Army in 1862, fought in several famous battles, and was discharged as an officer in 1865. He relocated to Minnesota in 1869. He had an ambition to become a lawyer and found time to read law on his own or under the guidance of some practitioner. In... William Marx (1879-1942).A trial lawyer with a "roving disposition," William Marx graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1900, practiced in Wisconsin, then Minnesota, next Oregon for two decades, then back to Minnesota and Wisconsin, and finally Winona County, where he died on July 14, 1942, at age sixty-... William Eugene Miller (1880-1929).Eugene Miller, as he was commonly called, was born and raised in St. Charles, a town in southern Minnesota. After graduating the University of Minnesota Law School, he returned to his hometown and there practiced law the rest of his life. He also pursued interests outside the law---as a member of ... W. Kenneth Nissen (1906-1955).After being admitted to the bar in 1929, Kenneth Nissen practiced law in Winona for thirty-six years, most of it in the public sector. He was assistant city attorney for a while, then served two terms in the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1935-1939. In 1938 he was elected Winona County Attor... Frank L. Randall (1856-1921).Admitted to practice in 1879, John Randall practiced law in Winona and several other southern Minnesota towns for the next two decades. He served one term as Winona County attorney and two years as a Bankruptcy Referee. In 1900, he was appointed superintendent of the State Reformatory in St. Cloud.... Richard A. Randall (1863-1921).After graduating the University of Minnesota's Law Department in 1893, Richard Randall practiced law in Winona with his brother, Frank, until the latter was appointed Superintendent of the St. Cloud Reformatory in 1900. He continued to practice in Winona, served one term as county attorney, and in ... Welcome J. Smith (1864-1946).Upon graduating the University of Michigan Law School in 1887, Welcome Smith moved to Winona and became a clerk with the Tawney & Randall law firm. Three years later he became a member of the firm. He served as Municipal Court Judge from 1901-1905. He practiced law in Winona until retirement in 1... Judge Arthur H. Snow (1841-1915)An obituary of Arthur H. Snow, who served as a district court judge in Winona County from 1897 to his death on May 14, 1915, was published the following day in "The Winona Independent."
Stephen H. Somsen (1877-1936).Stephen Herbert Somsen, a graduate of the University of Minnesota College of Law, moved to Winona in 1900, and joined the firm of Brown & Abbott, later Brown, Somsen & Sawyer, which had a large corporate clientele. He was judge of the municipal court over a decade and a member of county and state b... Clement A. Spencer (1889-1940).Aside from attending law school in Minneapolis and serving in the army during World War One, "Clem" Spencer lived his entire life in St. Charles, Minnesota. There he practiced law, was active in his church, political party and veterans' organizations, and was a member of the local school board and ... John J. Trippe (1868-1906).John Trippe was born, raised, educated, worked and died in Winona. After graduating from the local high school, he worked briefly for former Chief Justice and Congressman Thomas Wilson, then attended business school in Milwaukee, where he learned stenography. He returned to work for several law fir... William T. Valentine (1849-1919).In 1883, holding a degree from the University of Michigan Law Department, William T. Valentine returned to his home town of Winona and practiced there until the late 1890s when, suddenly, he closed his office and went prospecting in Alaska, but without luck. He relocated to Long Prairie in Todd Coun... Eugene M. Wilson (1833-1890).Eugene McLanahan Wilson was a Civil War veteran who served in Congress from 1869 to 1871, two terms as mayor of Minneapolis, 1873 to 1877, and as state senator in 1879-1880. He was a member of the Minneapolis Park Commission, and a prominent Democrat.
Donald T. Winder (1894-1968).After his discharge from the Marine Corps in 1946, Lieutenant Colonel Donald Winder moved to Winona and started practicing law. He was fifty-three years old, and had not practiced in Minnesota before. He became involved in civic activities, many of which concerned his fellow veterans. As a result... |