Bradley B. Meeker
Bradley B. Meeker | |
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| Second Associate Justice of the Minnesota Territorial Supreme Court | |
| In office March 19, 1849 – March 18, 1853 | |
| Nominated by | Zachary Taylor |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Moses Sherburne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 13, 1813 Fairfield, Connecticut, USA |
| Died | February 19, 1873 (aged 59) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA |
| Cause of death | Apoplexy |
| Resting place | Greens Farms Church Upper Cemetery Westport, Connecticut, USA 41°08′10″N 73°19′44″W / 41.13625°N 73.32885°W |
| Alma mater | Yale University (1802) |
Bradley B. Meeker (March 13, 1813 – February 19, 1873) was an American jurist, lawyer, and businessman.
Meeker was born on March 13, 1813, in
Meeker came to Minnesota Territory in 1848.[2] After making a name for himself in the world of law, Meeker was nominated to serve on the Minnesota Territorial Supreme Court by President Zachary Taylor on March 15, 1849, with the Senate confirming him on March 19, 1849.[3] He took the oath of office on May 9, 1849. His four-year term expired on March 18, 1853. Of the three justices on the court at the time (Chief Justice Aaron Goodrich, Justice David Cooper, and himself), he was the least controversial.[1]
Once he left the Minnesota Territorial Supreme Court, Meeker was elected as a delegate of the Minnesota Constitutional Convention, served as one of the first regents of the University of Minnesota, and was a charter member of the Minnesota Historical Society.[1][3] Meeker was a charter member of the
Meeker died suddenly in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, of Apoplexy while on a trip on February 19, 1873.[5] He was never married to anybody.[2] He was buried at the Greens Farms Church Upper Cemetery in Westport, Connecticut.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Bradley B. Meeker". Minnesota State Law Library. Archived from the original on 2017-11-20. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
- ^ a b c "Death of Judge Meeker" (PDF). The Winona Herald. 1873-02-28. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
- ^ a b "Bradley B. Meeker (1813 – 1873)" (PDF). Minnesota Legal History Project. 2012-05-19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
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- ^ a b Kiecker, Glenn (2013-09-02). "Judge Bradley B. Meeker". Find a Grave. Archived from the original on 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2019-06-30.