James Alfred Pearce | |
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| Born | James Alfred Pearce Jr. April 2, 1840 Chestertown, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | December 9, 1920 (aged 80) Chestertown, Maryland, U.S. |
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| Alma mater | Washington College Princeton University (Masters, LL.D.) |
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James Alfred Pearce (April 2, 1840 – December 9, 1920)[1] was an American lawyer, and was a judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals from 1897 to 1912.
Biography
Pearce was born in Chestertown, Maryland,[2] the only son of United States Senator James Alfred Pearce.[1] Pearce attended public school and graduated from Washington College. He graduated from Princeton University in 1860,[3] and thereafter began practicing law in Chestertown. He practiced law for over 30 years before his appointment to the state's highest court in 1897.[1][2] He retired from the bench in 1912, and died at Chestertown in 1920.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Annual Report of the Maryland State Bar Association, vol. 26. Maryland State Bar Association. 1921. p. 29.
- 1 2 John William Leonard; Albert Nelson Marquis (1901). Who's Who in America. Marquis Who's Who. p. 873.
- ↑ He later received a masters (1863) and an LL.D degree (1915) from Princeton.
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