Draft:George F. Haley

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

George F. Haley (January 30, 1856 – February 19, 1918), of Biddeford, Maine, was a justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from April 12, 1911 to February 19, 1918.[1]

Born in Saco, Maine, Haley read law to be admitted to the bar in 1881. He was appointed as an associate justice on April 12, 1911, serving until his death.[2][3]

[E]ducated in the town's common schools until the age of twelve. He spent the next eleven years laboring in the local mills and factories, finding it necessary to leave school in order to help support his family. He spent two years studying law under the tutelage of Benjamin F. Hamilton of Biddeford.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Maine Supreme Court Chief and Associate Justices". Maine State Legislature. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  2. ^ Maine Genealogy Archives, Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justices, 1820-1920.
  3. ^ "Makes Over Whole Supreme Court", The Bangor Daily News (September 21, 1918), p. 2.
  4. ^ "The Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Maine, 1820 to 2009". Nathan & Henry B. Cleaves Law Library. Retrieved December 22, 2019.


Political offices
Preceded by Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
1911–1918
Succeeded by


Category:1856 births Category:1918 deaths Category:Justices of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court


This open draft remains in progress as of July 5, 2023.