Grover Lee Broadfoot (December 27, 1892 – May 18, 1962) was an American lawyer and judge from Wisconsin. He was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for thirteen years and was briefly Chief Justice for the last 5 months of his life.[1] Earlier in his career, he had been the 30th Attorney General of Wisconsin, a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, Mayor of Mondovi, Wisconsin, and District Attorney of Buffalo County for twelve years.
The Honorable Grover L. Broadfoot | |
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| 17th Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court | |
| In office January 1, 1962 – May 18, 1962 | |
| Preceded by | John E. Martin |
| Succeeded by | Timothy Brown |
| Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court | |
| In office November 12, 1948 – May 18, 1962 | |
| Appointed by | Oscar Rennebohm |
| Preceded by | Elmer E. Barlow |
| Succeeded by | Horace W. Wilkie |
| 30th Attorney General of Wisconsin | |
| In office June 5, 1948 – November 12, 1948 | |
| Appointed by | Oscar Rennebohm |
| Preceded by | John E. Martin |
| Succeeded by | Thomas E. Fairchild |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Buffalo and Pepin district | |
| In office January 1, 1945 – June 5, 1948 | |
| Preceded by | David I. Hammergren |
| Succeeded by | Edmund Hitt |
| Mayor of Mondovi, Wisconsin | |
| In office April 1943 – April 1947 | |
| District Attorney of Buffalo County | |
| In office January 1, 1923 – January 1, 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Peter H. Urness |
| Succeeded by | Peter H. Urness |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Grover Lee Broadfoot December 27, 1892 Independence, Wisconsin |
| Died | May 18, 1962 (aged 69) Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Resting place | Oak Park Cemetery Mondovi, Wisconsin |
| Political party | Republican |
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| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1918 |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Biography edit
Born in Independence, Wisconsin, Broadfoot moved with his family to Mondovi, Wisconsin, where he graduated from high school.[2] Broadfoot graduated from the University of Wisconsin, where he also received his law degree in 1918, and then enlisted in the army during World War I.[2] Later he was the district attorney of Buffalo County, Wisconsin and was mayor of Mondovi, Wisconsin from 1943 to 1947.[2] In 1947 he served in the Wisconsin State Assembly until June 5, 1948, when he resigned to become Attorney General of Wisconsin.[2] He then resigned on November 12, 1948, when he was appointed to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.[2][3] In 1962 he became chief justice, serving until his death.[4][5] He died of a heart ailment in Minneapolis.[2]
Notes edit
- ^ "Celia Eliza Tillotson and Alexander Broadfoot".
- ^ a b c d e f "Chief Justice of State Dies in Minneapolis". The Post-Crescent. May 19, 1962. p. 1. Retrieved November 11, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ http://www.doj.state.wi.us/ag/wi.ags.asp [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Broadfoot, Grover L. 1892". www.wisconsinhistory.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11.
- ^ "Wisconsin Court System - Grover L. Broadfoot". Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
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