| Show biographical SKETCH OF JUDGE MINER the following sketch of the life of hon james A miner the newly appointed associate justice of kitab who succeeds judge henderson on the bench of the first district court at ogden is given givan by the tribunes ogden correspondent the subject of this sketch ts to the hon james A miner associate justice of the supreme court and judge of the first district court of the territory of utah judge miner was born at marshall Min michigan higan september 9 1842 his parents G and betsey L D miner emigrated from connecticut in 1832 and settled on a farm in marshall township where his father died in 1864 until the year 1859 mr miner worked on his fathers farm in the summer and attended school in the winter after graduating from lyons institute sti tute he commenced the study of law in the office of governor baker of clinton iowa at the breaking out of the war he returned to lyons and assisted col fox in raising the ninth regiment of michigan volunteer infantry he remained in service until the death of his father when he returned to marshall and resumed his law studies first in the office of the late hon H A noyes and afterwards in that of hon J C fitzgerald he was admitted to the bar by J judge adge B F greaves in 1864 since which time he has pra most of the time at marshall michigan in 1868 he was admitted to practice in the united states courts and in the same year was appointed united states commissioner for the eastern district of michigan in the spring ot of 1864 mr miner was elected recorder of the of marshall and held the office one year in the fall of 1866 he was elected circuit court commissioner for calhoun county he was reelected re elected in 1868 and thus held the office four years performing the duties to the general satisfaction of the bar and the community in 1870 mr miner was elected prosecuting attorney for calhoun county by a larger majority than was received by any other candidate on the ticket in 1872 he was reelected elected re and by his able performance for mance of the duties gained the well earned reputation of being one of the most efficient officers the county has ever had he married september 1 1869 hattie L 1 baker and has three children he is a member of the masonic fraternity he formerly attended the episcopal church at marshall of which his wife is a me member mr miner is a profound believer in the principles of the republican party and has eloquently advocated them in every campaign since 1861 As he is a very forcible speaker the large republican successes formerly gained in calhoun county were in a great measure due to him in january 1876 he be formed a law partnership with F A stace and continued in the practice of his chosen profession under the firm name of miner stace until his removal to ogden he has had charge of many difficult cases both civil and criminal in the circuit and supreme courts of michigan he has remarkable tenacity of purpose and is possessed of executive ability of no common order he his has sawas home a high reputation as an honorable man a successful lawyer and an eloquent aci advocate his commission as associate justice of the supreme court and judge of the first district court of this territory was signed by president harrison july 2nd and and went into effect august 2nd and his term expires july 2 1894 |
