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John A. Morrill

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John A. Morrill
Personal details
Born(1855-06-03)June 3, 1855
Auburn, Maine
DiedAugust 24, 1945(1945-08-24) (aged 90)
Auburn, Maine
Alma materBowdoin College

John A. Morrill (June 3, 1855 – August 24, 1945), of Auburn, Maine, USA, was a justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from March 5, 1918, to June 4, 1926.[1][2][3]

Born in Auburn, Morrill graduated from Bowdoin College in 1876 and read law to be admitted to the bar in 1880. He served on the commission to revise statutes in 1903 and 1916, and was a probate judge from 1913 until he was appointed as an associate justice on February 25, 1918,,[4] to a seat vacated by the death of George F. Haley.[5] He resigned from the Court on May 31, 1926, entering active retired justice status on June 4, 1926.[1] Following his retirement, he was an overseer of his alma mater, Bowdoin College.[3]

Morrill died in Auburn at the age of 90.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Maine Supreme Court Chief and Associate Justices". Maine State Legislature. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "The Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Maine, 1820 to 2009". Nathan & Henry B. Cleaves Law Library. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Justice Morrill Dies at 90", The Bangor Daily News (August 25, 1945), p. 10.
  4. ^ Maine Genealogy Archives, Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justices, 1820-1920.
  5. ^ "Makes Over Whole Supreme Court", The Bangor Daily News (September 21, 1918), p. 2.
Political offices
Preceded by Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
1918–1926
Succeeded by