Grover L. Broadfoot
Grover Lee Broadfoot (December 27, 1892 – May 18, 1962) was an American lawyer and judge from Wisconsin. He was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for thirteen years and was briefly Chief Justice for the last 5 months of his life.[1] Earlier in his career, he had been the 30th Attorney General of Wisconsin, a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, Mayor of Mondovi, Wisconsin, and District Attorney of Buffalo County for twelve years.
The Honorable Grover L. Broadfoot | |
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17th Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court | |
In office January 1, 1962 – May 18, 1962 | |
Preceded by | John E. Martin |
Succeeded by | Timothy Brown |
Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court | |
In office November 12, 1948 – May 18, 1962 | |
Appointed by | Oscar Rennebohm |
Preceded by | Elmer E. Barlow |
Succeeded by | Horace W. Wilkie |
30th Attorney General of Wisconsin | |
In office June 5, 1948 – November 12, 1948 | |
Appointed by | Oscar Rennebohm |
Preceded by | John E. Martin |
Succeeded by | Thomas E. Fairchild |
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Buffalo and Pepin district | |
In office January 1, 1845 – June 5, 1948 | |
Preceded by | David I. Hammergren |
Succeeded by | Edmund Hitt |
Mayor of Mondovi, Wisconsin | |
In office April 1943 – April 1947 | |
District Attorney of Buffalo County | |
In office January 1, 1923 – January 1, 1935 | |
Preceded by | Peter H. Urness |
Succeeded by | Peter H. Urness |
Personal details | |
Born | Grover Lee Broadfoot December 27, 1892 Independence, Wisconsin |
Died | May 18, 1962 69) Minneapolis, Minnesota | (aged
Resting place | Oak Park Cemetery Mondovi, Wisconsin |
Political party | Republican |
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Mother | Celia Eliza (Tillotson) Broadfoot |
Father | Alexander Broadfoot |
Alma mater | University of Wisconsin |
Military service | |
Allegiance | |
Branch/service | |
Years of service | 1918 |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Biography
Born in Independence, Wisconsin, Broadfoot moved with his family to Mondovi, Wisconsin, where he graduated from high school.[2] Broadfoot graduated from the University of Wisconsin, where he also received his law degree in 1918, and then enlisted in the army during World War I.[2] Later he was the district attorney of Buffalo County, Wisconsin and was mayor of Mondovi, Wisconsin from 1943 to 1947.[2] In 1947 he served in the Wisconsin State Assembly until June 5, 1948, when he resigned to become Attorney General of Wisconsin.[2] He then resigned on November 12, 1948, when he was appointed to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.[2][3] In 1962 he became chief justice, serving until his death.[4][5] He died of a heart ailment in Minneapolis.[2]
Notes
- http://www.pibburns.com/celiatil.htm
- "Chief Justice of State Dies in Minneapolis". The Post-Crescent. May 19, 1962. p. 1. Retrieved November 11, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- http://www.doj.state.wi.us/ag/wi.ags.asp
- http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2165&search_term=broadfoot
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2009-11-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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Legal offices | ||
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Preceded by John E. Martin |
Attorney General of Wisconsin 1948 |
Succeeded by Thomas E. Fairchild |
Preceded by Elmer E. Barlow |
Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court 1948 – 1962 |
Succeeded by Horace W. Wilkie |
Preceded by John E. Martin |
Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court 1962 |
Succeeded by Timothy Brown |