Hiram Truesdale
Hiram Calvin Truesdale | |
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| Chief Justice, Arizona Territorial Supreme Court | |
| In office July 20, 1897 – October 28, 1897 | |
| Nominated by | William McKinley |
| Preceded by | Albert C. Baker |
| Succeeded by | Webster Street |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 8, 1860 Rock Island, Illinois |
| Died | October 28, 1897 (aged 37) Phoenix, Arizona |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Martha Langdon |
| Profession | Attorney |
Hiram Calvin Truesdale (February 8, 1860 – October 28, 1897) was an American jurist who served as Chief Justice on the Arizona Territorial Supreme Court from July till October 1897.
Biography
Truesdale was born to Calvin and Charlotte (Haynes) Truesdale in
In 1895, Truesdale moved his family to
The new chief justice was assigned to Arizona's third judicial district, comprising Maricopa and Yuma counties. He spent his first few months as a judge in Santa Monica, California escaping Arizona's summertime heat and preparing himself for his new duties.[9] Upon his return to Arizona, he went to Prescott to substitute for Justice Richard Elihu Sloan in a case, which would become Wiser v. Lawler, 7 Arizona 163 (1900) upon appeal, involving the sale of a group of mining properties. Truesdale's opinion, which found for the plaintiffs, was described as "one of the ablest given in the Territory."[9]
On October 2, 1897, Truesdale underwent a minor surgical procedure to remove a growth in his nostril. While the operation initially appeared successful, complications developed two days later.
References
- ^ Goff 1975, pp. 154–55.
- ^ a b c d e f Goff 1975, p. 155.
- ^ "Justice Truesdale". The St. Johns Herald. November 6, 1897. p. 1.
- ^ a b "Death Came at Last". Arizona Republican. Phoenix, Arizona Territory. October 29, 1897. p. 4.
- ^ Goff 1968, p. 219.
- ^ "Judges for Arizona". The San Francisco Call. June 27, 1897. p. 2.
- ^ "Nominations Confirmed". The Sun. New York City. July 9, 1897. p. 5.
- ^ "New Judges Installed". Arizona Republic. July 21, 1897.
- ^ a b c d Goff 1975, p. 156.
- ^ "A Slender Thread of Hope". Arizona Republican. Phoenix, Arizona Territory. October 19, 1897. p. 8.
- ^ "Arizona's Chief Justice Dead". The San Francisco Call. October 29, 1897. p. 4.
- Goff, John S. (July 1968). "The Appointment, Tenure and Removal of Territorial Judges: Arizona – A Case Study". The American Journal of Legal History. 12 (3). Temple University: 211–31. JSTOR 844126.
- —— (1975). Arizona Territorial Officials Volume I: The Supreme Court Justices 1863–1912. Cave Creek, Arizona: Black Mountain Press. OCLC 1622668.