Joseph E. Warner

Joseph Everett Warner (May 16, 1884 – May 30, 1958) was a U.S. politician who served as the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1919 to 1920, as the Attorney General of Massachusetts from 1928 to 1935, and as a Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court from 1940 until his death in 1958.

For the member of the Michigan House of Representatives, see Joseph E. Warner (Michigan).

Joseph Everett Warner
Joseph Everett Warner when he was the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court
In office 1940 – May 30, 1958
Appointed by	Leverett Saltonstall
Succeeded by	Edward Gourdin
Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
In office 1928–1935
Governor	Alvan T. Fuller Frank G. Allen Joseph B. Ely
Preceded by	Arthur K. Reading
Succeeded by	Paul A. Dever
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1]
In office 1919–1920
Preceded by	Channing H. Cox
Succeeded by	Benjamin Loring Young
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 4th Bristol District[1]
In office 1913[1] – 1920[1]
Member of the Taunton, Massachusetts City Council[1]
In office 1907[1] – 1911[1]
Personal details
Born	May 16, 1884 Taunton, Massachusetts
Died	May 30, 1958(1958-05-30) (aged 74) Taunton, Massachusetts
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Harvard College, Harvard Law School[2]
Profession	Attorney

Warner was born in Taunton, Massachusetts, on May 16, 1884, to Richard Everett Warner and Ida Evelyn (Briggs) Warner. Warner graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Law School.[2]

Warner was a delegate to the 1920 Republican National Convention.[2]

In 1940 Gov. Leverett Saltonstall appointed Warner to be a Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court.[3]

Warner died in his home of a heart attack on May 30, 1958.[3]

See also

• 141st Massachusetts General Court (1920)

References

1. Howard, Richard T. (1920), Public Officials of Massachusetts (1920), Boston, MA: The Boston Review, p. 80.
2. Howard, Richard T. (1931), Public Officials of Massachusetts (1931-1932), Boston, MA: The Boston Review, p. 27.
3. Special to The New York Times (June 1, 1958), Justice Joseph E. Warner Dead at 74; Served Massachusetts Superior Court, New York, NY: The New York Times Company, p. Page 86.

Massachusetts House of Representatives
Preceded by Channing H. Cox	Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1919 — 1920	Succeeded by Benjamin Loring Young
Political offices
Preceded by Arthur K. Reading	Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1928 - 1935	Succeeded by Paul A. Dever
Legal offices
Preceded by	Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court 1940 – May 30, 1958	Succeeded by