George M. Bourquin

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George McClellan Bourquin (born June 24, 1863 in Tidioute , Warren County , Pennsylvania , †  November 15, 1958 in Wilkes-Barre , Pennsylvania) was an American lawyer . After his appeal by President William Howard Taft , he served from 1912 as a federal judge at the federal district court for the district of Montana .

Career

George Bourquin was born the ninth of Justin Joseph and Celestine Bourquin's ten children during the Civil War near the village of Tidioute and grew up in East Fairfield . At the age of 18, he moved to Colorado with his older brother Augustus . Augustus Bourquin successfully searched for gold and became a city councilor in Aspen while his brother moved on to the Montana Territory . There he married Mary Ratigan in 1891, with whom he had three sons. He completed his training as a lawyer in 1894 and opened a private practice in Helena . From 1899 Bourquin was then resident in Butte as a lawyer . From 1905 to 1909 he served as a district judge on the Court of Silver Bow County .

On February 13, 1912 Bourquin was appointed by President Taft to succeed the resigned Carl L. Rasch as a judge at the United States District Court for the District of Montana . After confirmation by the US Senate on March 8 of the same year, he was able to take office immediately. On January 9, 1934, he switched to senior status and thus effectively retired. His seat fell to James Harris Baldwin . That same year, George Bourquin was the Republican candidate for election to the US Senate in Montana; however, he was clearly defeated by the Democratic incumbent Burton K. Wheeler with 29:70 percent of the vote. He died on November 15, 1958 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, his home state.

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  1. ↑ Our Campaigns: MT US Senate - November 06, 1934
personal data
SURNAME Bourquin, George M.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bourquin, George McClellan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer
DATE OF BIRTH June 24, 1863
PLACE OF BIRTH near Tidioute , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH November 15, 1958
Place of death Wilkes-Barre , Pennsylvania