From Who's Who in the World 1912
Tripp, Bartlett: Jurist. Lecturer on constl. law, U. of S.D., since 1902. Democrat. Born July 15, 1842, at Harmony, Me., son of William and N.(Bartlett) Tripp. LL.B., Albany Law School, 1867. Practiced law, Augusta, Me. 1867-69; Yankton from 1869. U.S. minister to Austria, 1893-97. Married Ellen M. Jennings of Garland, Me., 1863; later married Mrs. Maria Janet (Davis) Washburn, of Yankton, S. D. 1887; Address: Yankton, S. D. USA.
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Bartlett was born in Harmony, Maine to William Tripp and Naamah Bartlett.
Bartlett entered Colby college in 1857. Bartlett never finished college and left for California in 1861. Eventually Bartlett made his way back to Maine and attended Albany law School and graduated in 1867. While attending Albany law School he ended up meeting the future President William McKinley and became lifelong friends.
After college Tripp practiced law in Maine before eventually moving to South Dakota and practicing law in Yankton. He also served as the Dakota territory party chairman, delegate to the national convention in 1872, and 1892. Bartlett was also part of a commission that codified the laws of the territory, and served as president of an 1883 constitutional convention of for the statehood of South Dakota. He also served as chief justice for the Dakota territory supreme Court from 1885 to 1889.
From 1893 to 1897 he served as 25th United States Ambassador to Austria under president Grover Cleveland. In December 1897 he was elected as the first president of the recently established South Dakota Bar Association.[8] In 1899, at the request of McKinley, he headed an American-British-German commission which visited Samoa and helped negotiate the Tripartite Convention of 1899 which settled disputes between those countries over the area. Tripp later published a book on his experiences there.
Tripp was briefly considered to be the Republican nominee for vice president under William McKinley in 1900. Withdrew his name after Theodore Roosevelt entered the field. After his political career he threw his efforts into establishing a law school in South Dakota.Once the establishment of the University of South Dakota College of Law was complete in 1901, he became its first professor lecturing on constitutional law and taxation there.he was also the first president of the South Dakota bar association.
Tripp county and the town of Tripp South Dakota are named after Bartlett Tripp. Tripp Park in Yankton South Dakota is also named after him.
Tripp died in his home in Yankton South Dakota on December 8th 1911.
Contributor: Mark Collins (47492688)
Tripp, Bartlett: Jurist. Lecturer on constl. law, U. of S.D., since 1902. Democrat. Born July 15, 1842, at Harmony, Me., son of William and N.(Bartlett) Tripp. LL.B., Albany Law School, 1867. Practiced law, Augusta, Me. 1867-69; Yankton from 1869. U.S. minister to Austria, 1893-97. Married Ellen M. Jennings of Garland, Me., 1863; later married Mrs. Maria Janet (Davis) Washburn, of Yankton, S. D. 1887; Address: Yankton, S. D. USA.
Added by JH
Bartlett was born in Harmony, Maine to William Tripp and Naamah Bartlett.
Bartlett entered Colby college in 1857. Bartlett never finished college and left for California in 1861. Eventually Bartlett made his way back to Maine and attended Albany law School and graduated in 1867. While attending Albany law School he ended up meeting the future President William McKinley and became lifelong friends.
After college Tripp practiced law in Maine before eventually moving to South Dakota and practicing law in Yankton. He also served as the Dakota territory party chairman, delegate to the national convention in 1872, and 1892. Bartlett was also part of a commission that codified the laws of the territory, and served as president of an 1883 constitutional convention of for the statehood of South Dakota. He also served as chief justice for the Dakota territory supreme Court from 1885 to 1889.
From 1893 to 1897 he served as 25th United States Ambassador to Austria under president Grover Cleveland. In December 1897 he was elected as the first president of the recently established South Dakota Bar Association.[8] In 1899, at the request of McKinley, he headed an American-British-German commission which visited Samoa and helped negotiate the Tripartite Convention of 1899 which settled disputes between those countries over the area. Tripp later published a book on his experiences there.
Tripp was briefly considered to be the Republican nominee for vice president under William McKinley in 1900. Withdrew his name after Theodore Roosevelt entered the field. After his political career he threw his efforts into establishing a law school in South Dakota.Once the establishment of the University of South Dakota College of Law was complete in 1901, he became its first professor lecturing on constitutional law and taxation there.he was also the first president of the South Dakota bar association.
Tripp county and the town of Tripp South Dakota are named after Bartlett Tripp. Tripp Park in Yankton South Dakota is also named after him.
Tripp died in his home in Yankton South Dakota on December 8th 1911.
Contributor: Mark Collins (47492688)
From Who's Who in the World 1912
Tripp, Bartlett: Jurist. Lecturer on constl. law, U. of S.D., since 1902. Democrat. Born July 15, 1842, at Harmony, Me., son of William and N.(Bartlett) Tripp. LL.B., Albany Law School, 1867. Practiced law, Augusta, Me. 1867-69; Yankton from 1869. U.S. minister to Austria, 1893-97. Married Ellen M. Jennings of Garland, Me., 1863; later married Mrs. Maria Janet (Davis) Washburn, of Yankton, S. D. 1887; Address: Yankton, S. D. USA.
Added by JH
Bartlett was born in Harmony, Maine to William Tripp and Naamah Bartlett.
Bartlett entered Colby college in 1857. Bartlett never finished college and left for California in 1861. Eventually Bartlett made his way back to Maine and attended Albany law School and graduated in 1867. While attending Albany law School he ended up meeting the future President William McKinley and became lifelong friends.
After college Tripp practiced law in Maine before eventually moving to South Dakota and practicing law in Yankton. He also served as the Dakota territory party chairman, delegate to the national convention in 1872, and 1892. Bartlett was also part of a commission that codified the laws of the territory, and served as president of an 1883 constitutional convention of for the statehood of South Dakota. He also served as chief justice for the Dakota territory supreme Court from 1885 to 1889.
From 1893 to 1897 he served as 25th United States Ambassador to Austria under president Grover Cleveland. In December 1897 he was elected as the first president of the recently established South Dakota Bar Association.[8] In 1899, at the request of McKinley, he headed an American-British-German commission which visited Samoa and helped negotiate the Tripartite Convention of 1899 which settled disputes between those countries over the area. Tripp later published a book on his experiences there.
Tripp was briefly considered to be the Republican nominee for vice president under William McKinley in 1900. Withdrew his name after Theodore Roosevelt entered the field. After his political career he threw his efforts into establishing a law school in South Dakota.Once the establishment of the University of South Dakota College of Law was complete in 1901, he became its first professor lecturing on constitutional law and taxation there.he was also the first president of the South Dakota bar association.
Tripp county and the town of Tripp South Dakota are named after Bartlett Tripp. Tripp Park in Yankton South Dakota is also named after him.
Tripp died in his home in Yankton South Dakota on December 8th 1911.
Contributor: Mark Collins (47492688)
Tripp, Bartlett: Jurist. Lecturer on constl. law, U. of S.D., since 1902. Democrat. Born July 15, 1842, at Harmony, Me., son of William and N.(Bartlett) Tripp. LL.B., Albany Law School, 1867. Practiced law, Augusta, Me. 1867-69; Yankton from 1869. U.S. minister to Austria, 1893-97. Married Ellen M. Jennings of Garland, Me., 1863; later married Mrs. Maria Janet (Davis) Washburn, of Yankton, S. D. 1887; Address: Yankton, S. D. USA.
Added by JH
Bartlett was born in Harmony, Maine to William Tripp and Naamah Bartlett.
Bartlett entered Colby college in 1857. Bartlett never finished college and left for California in 1861. Eventually Bartlett made his way back to Maine and attended Albany law School and graduated in 1867. While attending Albany law School he ended up meeting the future President William McKinley and became lifelong friends.
After college Tripp practiced law in Maine before eventually moving to South Dakota and practicing law in Yankton. He also served as the Dakota territory party chairman, delegate to the national convention in 1872, and 1892. Bartlett was also part of a commission that codified the laws of the territory, and served as president of an 1883 constitutional convention of for the statehood of South Dakota. He also served as chief justice for the Dakota territory supreme Court from 1885 to 1889.
From 1893 to 1897 he served as 25th United States Ambassador to Austria under president Grover Cleveland. In December 1897 he was elected as the first president of the recently established South Dakota Bar Association.[8] In 1899, at the request of McKinley, he headed an American-British-German commission which visited Samoa and helped negotiate the Tripartite Convention of 1899 which settled disputes between those countries over the area. Tripp later published a book on his experiences there.
Tripp was briefly considered to be the Republican nominee for vice president under William McKinley in 1900. Withdrew his name after Theodore Roosevelt entered the field. After his political career he threw his efforts into establishing a law school in South Dakota.Once the establishment of the University of South Dakota College of Law was complete in 1901, he became its first professor lecturing on constitutional law and taxation there.he was also the first president of the South Dakota bar association.
Tripp county and the town of Tripp South Dakota are named after Bartlett Tripp. Tripp Park in Yankton South Dakota is also named after him.
Tripp died in his home in Yankton South Dakota on December 8th 1911.
Contributor: Mark Collins (47492688)
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