Scott Wilson (lawyer)

Scott Wilson

Scott Wilson (born January 11, 1870 in Falmouth , Maine , † October 22, 1942 in Portland , Maine) was an American lawyer and politician who was Maine Attorney General from 1913 to 1914 and a judge at the Maine Supreme Judicial Court .

Life

Scott Wilson was born in Falmouth to Nathaniel Barker Wilson and Loemma Pearson Leighton. He attended the Greeley Institute in Cumberland and prepared for college at the Nichols Lathin School in Lewiston . He graduated from Bates College in 1892. At first he worked as a teacher, but initially studied law alongside his profession . He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and was admitted to the bar in 1895.

He worked as a lawyer in Portland and after five years he founded his own law firm with his brother-in-law Eugene L. Bodge. In 1901 and 1902 he was Assistant County Attorney for Cumberland County . He was City Solicitor of Deering in 1988 and City Solicitor of Portland from 1903 to 1905. As a member of the Republican Party , he was elected Maine Attorney General in 1913, a position he held until 1915.

Wilson was appointed a judge on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court in 1918. Then in 1925 appointed Chief Justice. He held this position until 1929. Through Herbert Hoover , he was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on September 9, 1929 . The appeal was upheld by the United States Senate on October 2, 1929 . He worked at this court until his death.

Scott Wilson married Elizabeth M. Bodge in 1895. They had a son. He died on October 22, 1942 in Portland, Maine. His grave is in Portland Evergreen Cemetery.

Web links

Scott Wilson in the database of Find a Grave (English)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d History of the Federal Judiciary. In: fjc.gov. Retrieved February 28, 2016 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Harrie B. Coe: Maine Biographies . Genealogical Publishing Com, 2003, ISBN 978-0-8063-5124-7 ( books.google.com ).
↑ Maine Supreme Court Chief and Associate Justices | Maine State Legislature. In: maine.gov. legislature.maine.gov, accessed February 28, 2016 .

personal data
SURNAME	Wilson, Scott
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	January 11, 1870
PLACE OF BIRTH	Falmouth , Maine
DATE OF DEATH	October 22, 1942
Place of death	Portland , Maine

[Bio-1] History of the Federal Judiciary. In: fjc.gov. Retrieved February 28, 2016 .

[Maine-2] Harrie B. Coe: Maine Biographies . Genealogical Publishing Com, 2003, ISBN 978-0-8063-5124-7 ( books.google.com ).

[3] Maine Supreme Court Chief and Associate Justices | Maine State Legislature. In: maine.gov. legislature.maine.gov, accessed February 28, 2016 .