Death Notice of Arthur McArthur, Sr. | Newspaper Article/Clipping | Wisconsin Historical Society

Newspaper Article/Clipping

Death Notice of Arthur McArthur, Sr.

Death Notice of Arthur McArthur, Sr. | Newspaper Article/Clipping | Wisconsin Historical Society
Death notice and image of Arthur McArthur, Sr. (the last name was sometimes spelled MacArthur). The death notice was printed in the <i>Milwaukee Sunday Sentinel</i> on March, 6th 1898, and reads:

"Born in Glasgow, Scotland, where he was educated; came to Milwaukee in 1848; elected city attorney for Milwaukee in '52; elected lieutenant-governor on the Democratic ticket in 1855; was acting governor four days after Barstow's resignation; he was elected circuit judge of the Milwaukee circuit in 1863, for the second time; appointed associate justice of the Supreme court for the District of Columbia by Gen. Grant, from which he retired in 1888, at the age of 73 years. He died in Washington in 1869."
DESCRIPTION
Death notice and image of Arthur McArthur, Sr. (the last name was sometimes spelled MacArthur). The death notice was printed in the Milwaukee Sunday Sentinel on March, 6th 1898, and reads: "Born in Glasgow, Scotland, where he was educated; came to Milwaukee in 1848; elected city attorney for Milwaukee in '52; elected lieutenant-governor on the Democratic ticket in 1855; was acting governor four days after Barstow's resignation; he was elected circuit judge of the Milwaukee circuit in 1863, for the second time; appointed associate justice of the Supreme court for the District of Columbia by Gen. Grant, from which he retired in 1888, at the age of 73 years. He died in Washington in 1869."
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:117534
Creation Date: 03 06 1898
Creator Name:Milwaukee Sentinel
City:Milwaukee
County:Milwaukee
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Name File
Genre:Newspaper Article/Clipping
Original Format Type:prints, photomechanical
Original Format Number:NF MacArthur, Arthur Sr
Original Dimensions:2.5 x 3.5 inches
SUBJECTS
Neckties
Suits (Clothing)
Beards
Dead
Men
Moustache
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Governors
Judges

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