| Birth: | Mar. 17, 1866 | | Death: | Nov. 16, 1939 | 
United States Supreme Court Associate Justice. Born in Dakota County, Minnesota, He was educated at Carleton College and admitted to the bar in 1888. He served as Ramsey County Attorney (1892-96), as President of the Minnesota State Bar Association. (1912-22) and specialized in railroad law winning approximately $12,000,000 for the Toronto Street Railway shareholders. Nominated to United States Supreme Court by President Warren G. Hardy in December 1922, he served as a Associate Justice until he died in Washington D.C. at the age of 73. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Search Amazon for Pierce Butler | | | Burial:
Calvary Cemetery
Saint Paul
Ramsey County
Minnesota, USA
Plot: Section 33, Block 4
GPS (lat/lon): 44.96781, -93.18498 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Jun 11, 1999
Find A Grave Memorial# 5706 |
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