Guy C. H. Corliss

Guy C. H. Corliss (July 4, 1858 – November 24, 1937) was an American judge who was one of the first three Justices of the Supreme Court of North Dakota from 1889 to 1898.

Guy C. H. Corliss

Background

He was born in Poughkeepsie, New York on July 4, 1858. He graduated Poughkeepsie High School at the age of 14 and clerked in a store before studying law at the office of J. S. Van Cleef.[1]

Career

He was admitted to the bar in September of 1879 in New York until moving to Grand Forks, North Dakota in 1886. He partnered with J. H. Bosard until the fall of 1889 when he was elected as a judge of the Supreme Court and became the first Chief Justice. He resigned on August 15, 1898 and was then renominated in 1892 with no opposition. He was also dean of the law school of the University of North Dakota starting in 1889.[1]

Family

He married Miss Effie V. Edson of Clifton Springs, New York on April 6, 1883 and had four children. His grandson, Kenneth Corliss, won a bronze star in World War II.

Death

He died in Portland, Oregon in 1937 at age 79.

References
  1. "Judge Guy C. H. Corliss". www.griggscountyhistoricalsociety.com. Retrieved 2019-07-24.



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