Obed Francis Strickland | |
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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Utah Territory | |
In office 1869–1873 | |
Governor | Charles Durkee |
Preceded by | Enos D. Hoge |
Succeeded by | Phillip H. Emerson |
Judge in the Third Circuit of the Utah Territory | |
In office 1867–1869 | |
Governor | Charles Durkee |
Probate Judge of Madison County, Montana | |
In office 1865–1866 | |
Personal details | |
Born | April 3, 1833 Dansville, New York, United States |
Died | June 28, 1887 St. Johns, Michigan, United States |
Political party | Unionist [1] |
Obed Francis Strickland (April 3, 1833 – June 28, 1887) [2] was a justice of the Supreme Court of the Utah Territory from 1869 to 1873.
Born in Dansville, New York, Strickland was a Freemason who moved to the Montana Territory with a promise of wealth from mining. He moved to the Utah Territory in May 1866, [3] and reached the rank of Grand Master in 1872. [4] [5] He founded Wasatch Lodge No. 1 in Salt Lake City with Reuben H. Robertson, whom he had worked with in Montana previously. [6]
Strickland practiced law as early as 1865 in Madison County, Montana, where he served as a probate judge and attorney. [7] [8] He became a judge who served on the Third District Court of the Utah Territory, and later served on the Supreme Court of the Utah Territory from 1869 until 1873. [9] After Strickland's term as associate justice ended, it was claimed by a local newspaper that he paid for his position for $2,800 (US$65,000 in today's money) through a payment to Thomas J. Drake, who sued Strickland in court. [10]
He left Utah in 1882, and died suddenly from heart disease in St. Johns, Michigan, at the age of 54. [2] He is buried at DeWitt City Cemetery in DeWitt, Michigan.
Obed Francis Strickland | |
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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Utah Territory | |
In office 1869–1873 | |
Governor | Charles Durkee |
Preceded by | Enos D. Hoge |
Succeeded by | Phillip H. Emerson |
Judge in the Third Circuit of the Utah Territory | |
In office 1867–1869 | |
Governor | Charles Durkee |
Probate Judge of Madison County, Montana | |
In office 1865–1866 | |
Personal details | |
Born | April 3, 1833 Dansville, New York, United States |
Died | June 28, 1887 St. Johns, Michigan, United States |
Political party | Unionist [1] |
Obed Francis Strickland (April 3, 1833 – June 28, 1887) [2] was a justice of the Supreme Court of the Utah Territory from 1869 to 1873.
Born in Dansville, New York, Strickland was a Freemason who moved to the Montana Territory with a promise of wealth from mining. He moved to the Utah Territory in May 1866, [3] and reached the rank of Grand Master in 1872. [4] [5] He founded Wasatch Lodge No. 1 in Salt Lake City with Reuben H. Robertson, whom he had worked with in Montana previously. [6]
Strickland practiced law as early as 1865 in Madison County, Montana, where he served as a probate judge and attorney. [7] [8] He became a judge who served on the Third District Court of the Utah Territory, and later served on the Supreme Court of the Utah Territory from 1869 until 1873. [9] After Strickland's term as associate justice ended, it was claimed by a local newspaper that he paid for his position for $2,800 (US$65,000 in today's money) through a payment to Thomas J. Drake, who sued Strickland in court. [10]
He left Utah in 1882, and died suddenly from heart disease in St. Johns, Michigan, at the age of 54. [2] He is buried at DeWitt City Cemetery in DeWitt, Michigan.