Samuel B. Wilson

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Samuel B. Wilson
Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
In office
1923–1933
Personal details
Born
Samuel Bailey Wilson

(1873-05-12)May 12, 1873
Prices Branch, Missouri
DiedJanuary 24, 1954(1954-01-24) (aged 80)
Mankato, Minnesota
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Daisy Sheehan
(m. 1899)
Children6
EducationUniversity of Minnesota Law School
OccupationJurist

Samuel Bailey Wilson (May 12, 1873 – January 24, 1954) was an American lawyer and judge from Minnesota. He served as Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1923 to 1933.

Biography[edit]

Samuel B. Wilson was born in Prices Branch, Missouri on May 12, 1873.[1] He graduated from the State Normal School in Mankato, Minnesota (now Minnesota State University) in 1894, and from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1896.[1][2]

He married Daisy Sheehan on June 21, 1899 and they had six children.[1][2]

He was active within the Republican Party, and in 1900, he was elected county attorney of Blue Earth County.[1] He was a partner in the law firm Wilson, Blethen, and Ogle.[2]

Wilson served as Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1923 to 1933.[2]

He died in Mankato on January 24, 1954.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Hyde, C. W. G.; Stoddard, William, eds. (1901). History of the Great Northwest and Its Men of Progress. The Minneapolis Journal. pp. 153–155. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Wilson, Retired Chief Justice of Minnesota, Dead". The Winona Republican-Herald. Mankato, Minnesota. January 25, 1954. p. 14. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.