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词条 James I. Brownson (judge)
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  1. Biography

  2. Legacy

  3. References

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}}James Irwin Brownson Jr. (January 25, 1856 - January 1, 1939) was a judge in Pennsylvania.[1][1] He was born in Washington, Pennsylvania on January 25, 1856.[1]

Biography

His father, Rev. Dr. James I. Brownson, served as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Washington for fifty years and as interim President of Washington & Jefferson College twice.[1]

Brownson graduated from Washington and Jefferson College in 1875. He read law with the Alexander Wilson and was admitted to the Washington county bar in 1878.[1] He worked at the law firm of AW & MC Acheson until 1889.[1] He was in private practice from 1889 to 1902 before joining with partners to create Brownson, Donnan & Miller. He served as the solicitor of Washington County for 9 years.[1]

He served as vice president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association in 1917.[1] He was president of the board of trustees of Washington and Jefferson College.[1] He was a member of the board of managers of the Pennsylvania Training School at Morganza.[1]

He was appointed judge of Washington County Courts of Common Pleas on January 4, 1918; he was subsequently elected to a full term of ten years on November 1919.[1] He eventually rose to become president judge.[1]

He suffered a stroke in September 1938 while on the bench. He later died at the Hillview Sanitarium on January 1, 1939.[2]

Legacy

He had been involved Neighborhood House charity in Washington, purchasing the former Tyler Tube and Pipe Company for the charity's permanent location; upon his death, the charity was renamed Brownson House in his honor.[3] Upon his death, it was renamed the Brownson House in his honor.[3]

References

1. ^{{cite book | last =Eastman | first =Frank Marshall |chapter=Twenty-sevenths Judicial District | title =Courts and lawyers of Pennsylvania: a history, 1623-1923| volume=Volume 3 | publisher =American Historical Society, Inc. | year=1922 | page =726| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=TPwLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA726&lpg=PA726#v=onepage&q&f=false}}
2. ^{{cite news | title =James I. Brownson, 82, Pennsylvania Jurist. Head of the Washington County Court Also a Civic Leader | newspaper =The New York Times | date = January 2, 1939 | url =https://www.nytimes.com/1939/01/02/archives/james-i-brownson-82-pennsylvania-jurist-head-of-the-washington.html | accessdate = }}
3. ^{{cite web|title=Brownson House 2002 - Youth Service |work= |publisher=Washington–Greene County Chapter, Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame |date= |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6Aaa00rdY?url=http://www.wash-greenesportshall.org/2002/Brownson%20House.htm |url=http://www.wash-greenesportshall.org/2002/Brownson%20House.htm |archivedate=September 11, 2012 |accessdate=September 10, 2012 |deadurl=yes |df= }}
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