George W. Wheeler
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George Wakeman Wheeler was a lawyer, judge, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
in the state of Connecticut.
Wheeler was educated at the Williston Seminary in Easthampton
, Massachusetts
and at Yale
(class of 1881) and Yale Law School
(class of 1883). He formed a partnership with his college roommate Howard J. Curtis which lasted until Wheeler was appointed to the Superior Court in 1893. He became a member of the Supreme Court in September 1910 and Chief Justice in August 1920, serving until his forced retirement upon turning 70 years of age in 1930.
Wheeler married Agnes Leonard Macy on August 24, 1919; two children of his children were alive at the time of his death.
Connecticut Supreme Court
The Connecticut Supreme Court, formerly known as the Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors, is the highest court in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It consists of a Chief Justice and six Associate Justices. The seven justices sit in Hartford, across the street from the Connecticut State Capitol...
in the state of Connecticut.
Wheeler was educated at the Williston Seminary in Easthampton
Easthampton, Massachusetts
Easthampton is the second largest city in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The town is on the southeastern edge of an area called the Pioneer Valley near the five colleges in the college towns of Northampton and Amherst, MA...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
and at Yale
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
(class of 1881) and Yale Law School
Yale Law School
Yale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Established in 1824, it offers the J.D., LL.M., J.S.D. and M.S.L. degrees in law. It also hosts visiting scholars, visiting researchers and a number of legal research centers...
(class of 1883). He formed a partnership with his college roommate Howard J. Curtis which lasted until Wheeler was appointed to the Superior Court in 1893. He became a member of the Supreme Court in September 1910 and Chief Justice in August 1920, serving until his forced retirement upon turning 70 years of age in 1930.
Wheeler married Agnes Leonard Macy on August 24, 1919; two children of his children were alive at the time of his death.