Grover L. Broadfoot
Grover Lee Broadfoot (December 27, 1892 – May 18, 1962) was a chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.[1]
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
- ^ a b c d e f "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
- ^ http://www.wicourts.gov/about/judges/supreme/retired/broadfoot.htm
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