HIS OBITUARY IS IN THE LEEDY COLLECTION OF OBITUARIES OF HISTORICAL PEOPLE OF THE BLACK HILLS, IT IS THE KEEPING OF THE MINNILUSA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION IN RAPID CITY SD
He was born in the lower corner of Minnisota near the town of New Albia IA to John Cutter Polley and Amanda Annette Korn, according to a tree on Ancestry. He was a member of the first pre law graduating class at the University of Minnesota in 1890.
Tales of gold mining had their affect on him and he studied assaying before coming to the Black Hills with three young mining engineers. The four first went to Custer where they were almost at once discouraged, but Polley chose to remain in the Hills.
Deadwood had passed the heyday of its life as a mushroom mining camp when Polley arrived. He entered a Law firm, and in two years was admitted as a partner. Almost from the start he was called upon to enter into cases involving litigation a arising from gold mining claims.
The fascination of this work so enveloped him that he admitted he knew the inner details of mining life as intimitely as the oldest "sour dough".
Two years as states attorney for Lawrence County marked the entrance of Judge Polley into public life in 1900. In 1908 he was drafted by the local republican party as their candidate for secretary of state while serving this term he was a member of the commission in charge of building and furnishing the new capitol building.
Though the prominence achieved as secretary of state for four years ,he became a candidate for the supreme court bench in 1912 a the age of 48. His election that year to this office resulted in a long and respected service on the bench. He was the second supreme court judge from his district ever to serve. He was elected for his fourth six-year term in 1930 from his district.
Judge Polley was married during his early residence in Deadwood to Miss Lenore McConnell. There were three children in the family, all of whom survive him.
The children are Mrs Catherine Stevenson of Tarkio MO, Chalmer Pooley of Madison, and C.A.Polley of Lead, present state representative.
Judge Polley died in a nursing home in Rapid City SD
Both of his parents died in Minnesota
Parents
John Cutter POLLEY 1826–1886
Amanda Annette KORN 1831–1896
His children
Catherine Stevenson 1901–1979
Cleland Alexander Bud POLLEY 1904–1989
Chalmers A. Polley 1906–1977
He was born in the lower corner of Minnisota near the town of New Albia IA to John Cutter Polley and Amanda Annette Korn, according to a tree on Ancestry. He was a member of the first pre law graduating class at the University of Minnesota in 1890.
Tales of gold mining had their affect on him and he studied assaying before coming to the Black Hills with three young mining engineers. The four first went to Custer where they were almost at once discouraged, but Polley chose to remain in the Hills.
Deadwood had passed the heyday of its life as a mushroom mining camp when Polley arrived. He entered a Law firm, and in two years was admitted as a partner. Almost from the start he was called upon to enter into cases involving litigation a arising from gold mining claims.
The fascination of this work so enveloped him that he admitted he knew the inner details of mining life as intimitely as the oldest "sour dough".
Two years as states attorney for Lawrence County marked the entrance of Judge Polley into public life in 1900. In 1908 he was drafted by the local republican party as their candidate for secretary of state while serving this term he was a member of the commission in charge of building and furnishing the new capitol building.
Though the prominence achieved as secretary of state for four years ,he became a candidate for the supreme court bench in 1912 a the age of 48. His election that year to this office resulted in a long and respected service on the bench. He was the second supreme court judge from his district ever to serve. He was elected for his fourth six-year term in 1930 from his district.
Judge Polley was married during his early residence in Deadwood to Miss Lenore McConnell. There were three children in the family, all of whom survive him.
The children are Mrs Catherine Stevenson of Tarkio MO, Chalmer Pooley of Madison, and C.A.Polley of Lead, present state representative.
Judge Polley died in a nursing home in Rapid City SD
Both of his parents died in Minnesota
Parents
John Cutter POLLEY 1826–1886
Amanda Annette KORN 1831–1896
His children
Catherine Stevenson 1901–1979
Cleland Alexander Bud POLLEY 1904–1989
Chalmers A. Polley 1906–1977
HIS OBITUARY IS IN THE LEEDY COLLECTION OF OBITUARIES OF HISTORICAL PEOPLE OF THE BLACK HILLS, IT IS THE KEEPING OF THE MINNILUSA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION IN RAPID CITY SD
He was born in the lower corner of Minnisota near the town of New Albia IA to John Cutter Polley and Amanda Annette Korn, according to a tree on Ancestry. He was a member of the first pre law graduating class at the University of Minnesota in 1890.
Tales of gold mining had their affect on him and he studied assaying before coming to the Black Hills with three young mining engineers. The four first went to Custer where they were almost at once discouraged, but Polley chose to remain in the Hills.
Deadwood had passed the heyday of its life as a mushroom mining camp when Polley arrived. He entered a Law firm, and in two years was admitted as a partner. Almost from the start he was called upon to enter into cases involving litigation a arising from gold mining claims.
The fascination of this work so enveloped him that he admitted he knew the inner details of mining life as intimitely as the oldest "sour dough".
Two years as states attorney for Lawrence County marked the entrance of Judge Polley into public life in 1900. In 1908 he was drafted by the local republican party as their candidate for secretary of state while serving this term he was a member of the commission in charge of building and furnishing the new capitol building.
Though the prominence achieved as secretary of state for four years ,he became a candidate for the supreme court bench in 1912 a the age of 48. His election that year to this office resulted in a long and respected service on the bench. He was the second supreme court judge from his district ever to serve. He was elected for his fourth six-year term in 1930 from his district.
Judge Polley was married during his early residence in Deadwood to Miss Lenore McConnell. There were three children in the family, all of whom survive him.
The children are Mrs Catherine Stevenson of Tarkio MO, Chalmer Pooley of Madison, and C.A.Polley of Lead, present state representative.
Judge Polley died in a nursing home in Rapid City SD
Both of his parents died in Minnesota
Parents
John Cutter POLLEY 1826–1886
Amanda Annette KORN 1831–1896
His children
Catherine Stevenson 1901–1979
Cleland Alexander Bud POLLEY 1904–1989
Chalmers A. Polley 1906–1977
He was born in the lower corner of Minnisota near the town of New Albia IA to John Cutter Polley and Amanda Annette Korn, according to a tree on Ancestry. He was a member of the first pre law graduating class at the University of Minnesota in 1890.
Tales of gold mining had their affect on him and he studied assaying before coming to the Black Hills with three young mining engineers. The four first went to Custer where they were almost at once discouraged, but Polley chose to remain in the Hills.
Deadwood had passed the heyday of its life as a mushroom mining camp when Polley arrived. He entered a Law firm, and in two years was admitted as a partner. Almost from the start he was called upon to enter into cases involving litigation a arising from gold mining claims.
The fascination of this work so enveloped him that he admitted he knew the inner details of mining life as intimitely as the oldest "sour dough".
Two years as states attorney for Lawrence County marked the entrance of Judge Polley into public life in 1900. In 1908 he was drafted by the local republican party as their candidate for secretary of state while serving this term he was a member of the commission in charge of building and furnishing the new capitol building.
Though the prominence achieved as secretary of state for four years ,he became a candidate for the supreme court bench in 1912 a the age of 48. His election that year to this office resulted in a long and respected service on the bench. He was the second supreme court judge from his district ever to serve. He was elected for his fourth six-year term in 1930 from his district.
Judge Polley was married during his early residence in Deadwood to Miss Lenore McConnell. There were three children in the family, all of whom survive him.
The children are Mrs Catherine Stevenson of Tarkio MO, Chalmer Pooley of Madison, and C.A.Polley of Lead, present state representative.
Judge Polley died in a nursing home in Rapid City SD
Both of his parents died in Minnesota
Parents
John Cutter POLLEY 1826–1886
Amanda Annette KORN 1831–1896
His children
Catherine Stevenson 1901–1979
Cleland Alexander Bud POLLEY 1904–1989
Chalmers A. Polley 1906–1977
Family Members
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