Christopher G. Ripley

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Christopher G. Ripley
4th Chief Justice of the
Minnesota Supreme Court
In office
January 7, 1870 – April 7, 1874
Preceded byJames Gilfillan
Succeeded bySamuel J. R. McMillan
Personal details
Born
Christopher Gore Ripley[1]

(1822-09-06)September 6, 1822
Waltham, Mass., USA[2]
DiedOctober 15, 1881(1881-10-15) (aged 59)
Concord, Mass., USA
Alma mater

Christopher G. Ripley (September 6, 1822 – October 15, 1881)

Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
from January 7, 1870 to April 7, 1874.

His father, Rev. Samuel Ripley, was a Unitarian minister. His mother was the daughter of Captain Gamaliel Bradford.[1] Ripley attended Harvard University and graduated in 1841,[2] and attended Harvard Law School for a year.[1] He then worked with celebrated lawyer Franklin Dexter in Boston before moving to Minnesota. He first moved to Brownsville in 1855, but then moved to Chatfield a year later.[1]

Ripley was elected Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court for a term starting January 7, 1870, but on April 7, 1874, his failing health forced him to resign. He died October 15, 1881, in Concord, Massachusetts.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Proceedings in Memory of Chief Justice Ripley" (PDF). Minnesota State Law Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
  2. ^ a b c "Biographies of the Justices of the Minnesota Supreme Court". Minnesota State Law Library. Archived from the original on 2016-01-26. Retrieved 2019-06-29.