Born Fond du Lac, April 20, 1904; married. Educ. Fond du Lac public sch.; A.B. Marquette Univ. 1926; attended Columbia Univ. 1926-27; grad. cum laude as doctor of jurisprudence Univ. of Chicago 1930; honorary Doctor of Laws Mount Mary College 1951, Marquette Univ. 1970. Practicing attorney and prof. of law at Marquette Univ. 1930-58. Honorary mbr. Order of Coif, UW law school 1966; received Eagles civic service award 1954, Natl. Conference of Christians and Jews award for distinguished service in human relations 1963, K. of C. award as Wisconsin's outstanding Catholic layman 1968. Mbr. Wis. Bar Fdn. (past secy.); Appellate Judges' Conference (exec. com., past chm.); Amer. Bar Assn. (chm. Board of Elections, served many years on its House of Delegates and on various committees, including judicial selection and tenure, improvement in administration of justice, and continuing education of the bar); Wis. Bar Assn. (past pres.); Milwaukee County Bar Assn. (past pres.), Fellows of the Amer. Bar Fdn.; Amer. Judicature Society (past dir.); Amer. Law Institute; Bar Assn. of 7th Federal Circuit; Institute of Judicial Admin.; Natl. Adv. Council of Practising Law Institute; Wis. Wing Adv. Council to Civil Air Patrol; K. of C., fourth degree; Sigma Nu Phi (honorary); Woolsack Society. Former mbr. Wis. Judicial Council (1951-68); former member board of directors Mount Mary college; Milw. county Mental Health Society (past pres.); Milw. Psychiatric Services; Wis. Region of Natl. Conf. of Christians and Jews' Brotherhood Week (past chm.); state citizen chm. for Natl. Library Week 1969. Appointed to supreme court April 2, 1958; elected April 1959; reelected April 1969. Became chief justice January 2, 1968. (Blue Book 1973)

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[Source: Blue book]