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Rufus P. Tapley (January 2, 1823 – April 10, 1893), of Saco, Maine, was a justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from December 21, 1865 to December 21, 1872.

Born in Danvers, Massachusetts, Tapley read law to gain admission to the bar in the May Term of 1848. He was appointed as an associate justice on December 21, 1865, thereafter serving until December 21, 1872. He died at Saco, Maine.^[1]

References[edit]

^ Maine Genealogy Archives, Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justices, 1820-1920.
^ "Maine Supreme Court Chief and Associate Justices". Maine State Legislature. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
^ "The Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Maine, 1820 to 2009". Nathan & Henry B. Cleaves Law Library. Retrieved December 22, 2019.

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Preceded by [[]]	Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court 1865–1872	Succeeded by [[]]

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