Ramsey County Bar Memorials -- 1937
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Judge Hugo: Hanft: A year has passed since last we met iinnnn this room upon a similar occasion, another year of momommmmentousentous import to State and Nation as well as Bench and Bar, so closely associated. It is fitting that at stated times Bench and Bar ceasecease their labolaborsrs to pay tribute to ththee memory of those of their associateassociatess whose voices in the halhalhallshal ls of justice have been sealed forforever.ever. This is thethe day set apart by the judges of the district cocourturt for such memorial exercises,exercises, and all matters upon spespecialcial tetetermte rm are passed for one week Mr. Ryan, as president of the Ramsey Bar Association, ififif you kindly report the names of the members deceased duduringring the past year, together wwwithwith the members of the commitcommitteetee who have been appointedappointed to prepare the memorialmemorials.s.s.s. Mr. Ryan: (Reads as reqrequested)uested) and moves the memorials be read upon the minutes. Memorials to the following were presented: Francis Buchanan Tiffany Henry B. Wenzell Frederic A. Pike Stiles W. Burr Morton Barrows Frank Ford Frederick Boyd Phillips Judge Hanft: The judges of this court concur with thethe sentimsentimentent expressed in the various memorials. The motion of ththee President of the Bar AssocAssociationiation is granted. The clerk is ininstructedstructed to spreadspread these memorials upon the minutes of tthishis court, and to furnfurnishish copies thereof to the ffamiliesamilies of various deceased. As a further token of respect to the memory of thosethose ooff ooourour brethbrethrerererenn who have departed this mundane sphere, this coucoucourtcou rt now stands adjourned without date. 2 Memorial to FRANCIS BUCHANAN TIFFANY, presented by the Ramsey County Bar Association to the District Court of Ramsey County, Minnesota, at a special term of the Court held on Saturday, March 27, 1937. MAY IT PLEASE THE COURT: OnOnOn behalf of the Bar of Ramsey County, the following memememorialem orial to Francis BuchanBuchananan Tiffany is respectfully subsubmimimimitted:tted: Francis Buchanan TiffanTiffanyy was of New England parentageparentage and his boyhood days and early life were spent in the EaEast.st.st.st. He was born in Springfield., Massachusetts, on AprilApril 226,6, 1855. His father was a distindistinguishedguished Unitarian Minister, the Reverend Francis Tiffany. HiHiss mother was Esther Brown AftAfteeeerr attending ggrammarrammar and preparatory school, hhee stststudiedst udied for a short time in Germany and then entered HarHarvavavavardrd University, from which he graduated with a Bachelor ArArtstststs degree in the year 1877. Upon his grgraduation,aduation, he determined to study law, andand matriculated in the Harvard Law School, from which he received a Bachelor of Laws degree in the year 1880. HHeeee was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in the year 1881, and began the practice of the law in Boston in that yeayear.r. He rereremainedre mained in active prpracticeactice in Boston until 1887, whenwhen hhhehe came to St. Paul, where he remained until his death. He wwwaswas marrimarrieded to Nina Moore on October 16, 1889. His first associate in St. Paul was Mr. Henry B. Wenzel, for many years thethethe Minnesota Supreme Court reporter. ThereThereafterafter he became associated with Mr. Wade Hampton under the firm nnameame of Yardley & Tiffany,Tiffany, and continued in the active prapracticectice of the law until Mr.Mr. Tiffany retired from active ppracticeractice in 1930. Mr. Tiffany was ttrulyruly a student of the law. He delighteddelighted in original researcresearchh work and in the exploration of legal fields, new or old. He was profound and thorough in all that he did. For several yearyearss he was a 3 member of the American Law Institute and took a keen interest in the work ooff that body. He was recognirecognizedzed by the bar as a legal authorauthor of ability. In 1893, he wrote a text book on the subjecctt of “““Death“Death by Wrongful Act." In 1895, he wrote a text book entitledentitled "Hand Book of the Law OOOfOf Sales," followed in 1903 by "Hand Book of the LawLaw of Principal and Agent" and in 1912 "Hand Book of the Law of Banks and Banking." He wwasasasas the author of "Tiffany's Form Book." Mr. Tiffany annotated the General Statutes of 1894, which were compiled by hhisis associate, Mr. Henry B. WenzelWenzel.. In 1912, he was retained by the Minnesota Statutes Compilation Commission, as editor of the Minnesota General Statutes 1913. He also compiled the 1917 supplement to the GeGeneralneral Statutes of Minnesota. While modest and retiring by nature, he was at the ssameame time much interested in civic matters and was unusualunusuallyly well informed, on all public affairs. In 1906, at the insisteninsistencece of many ooff his friends, and rather against his own inclinainclinationstions he became a candidate for the Council of the City of St. Paul and was elected as AAldermanlderman for the Seventh Ward, which position he held in the years 1906 and 1907. Deeply and sisincerelyncerely intinterestederested in legal subjects and legal education, and feeling that there was need for a night school taught by lawyers in active practice, it was natural that Mr. Tiffany should have been one of a group of earnest memenn to organize the St. Paul College of Law. That school was foufoundednded in 1900 and Mr. Tiffany then became a member of the facfacultyulty and so remainremaineded for almoalmostst thirty years. In 1916, he became the Secretary of the Law School, which position he held until he retired from active practice in 1930. Respected by all who came in contact with him his charcharacteracter and attributes impressed themselves upon the school and upon its studestudents.nts. His infinfluenceluence and the high standard set by him are in llargargee measure responsible for the enviable position now held by the St. Paul College of Law. There are many members of this bar who were fortunatefortunate enough to have 4 studied under him. They remember his sinsincerity,cerity, his complete mastery of the subject taught by him, his kindly patiencepatience,,,, his thorough and learned presentation. His studstudentsents respected him, admired him, venerated him. He was never too busy to help them and assist them in their problems. With that kindly smile of his and showing the deepest sympathy, he inspired confidence. He was a mamann of the highhighestest integrity, exemplified the finest ideals of the profession aandnd was regarded by all who ccameame in contact with him with respect and affection. For more thththath aaann thirty years, he had been an active member of the UniUnityty Church of St. Paul, and during that period of tititimeti mememe,, he hheldeld various positions of responsibility in the churchchurch.... Mr. Tiffany died in this City on the 25th day of October, 1936, survivedsurvived by his widow, Nina M. Tiffany, their daughdaughteteteter,r,r,r, Esther Allison Tiffany, and a brother, Walter C. Tiffany, who resideresidess in Seattle, WashingtonWashington.... Mr. Tiffany’s memory will lolongng be cherished; his influence will longlong be felt. Respectfully submitted, JUDGE OSCAR HALLAM, W. H. GURNEE, JAMES C. OTIS, Chairman. 5 Memorial to HENRY B. WENZEWENZELL,LL, presented by the Ramsey County Bar Association to the District Court of Ramsey County, Minnesota, at a special term of the Court held on Saturday, March 27, 1937. MAY IT PLEASE THE COURT: On behalf of the Bar of Ramsey County, the following memorial to Henry B. Wenzell is respectfully submitted: In concludinconcludingg an introductorintroductoryy note to the 59th volume of Minnesota RRReportsReports Charles C. Willson wrote, "I have resigned my laborslabors as reporter close with this my twelftwelfthth volume." That wawaswa s in 1896. WitWithh the 60th volume Henry B. Wenzell began his notable career extending over a period of thirtythirty----sevenseven yyyearsyears as Reporter for the Supreme Court of the State ofofof MinnMinnesota.esota. He resigned in 1931 aatt the age of 78, having reported and edited 123 volumes comprisincomprisingg approxiapproxi---- mately 20,000 decided cases. Under an earlier practice these would bebebe known as the Wenzell Reports. Henry Burleigh WetzWetzellell was born in Newton, MassachuMassachusetts,setts, oonn AAprilpril 21, 1853. He attended the CamCambridgebridge High School and was graduated from Harvard College with tthehehehe class of 1875. After three years of travel in Europe and stustudydydydy at the Universities of Leipzig and Goettingen he entered tthehehehe Harvard Law School in tthehe fall of 1879, from which he rereceivedceived the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1881. FraFraFrailFra il in body as a young man and denied insurance atat thehehe usual rates, he came ttoo Minnesota soon after graduation where he lived in health and happiness to the ripe age of 83. 6 Here he was admitted to the Bar on April 20, 1883, and soon formed a partnership wiwiwithwi th his college friend and classclassmate,mate, Francis B. Tiffany,Tiffany, whose memory we also honor totoday.day. Together they annotated and published the first compilaticompilationononon of the General Statutes of Minnesota in 1894. He was married on June 19, 1909, to Susan Maria Morin. ThThTheyTh ey lived during their later years at Stillwater in a spaciospaciouusususs homestead overlooking the valley of the St. Croix. Her deadeathththth preceded his own on OctOctoberober 23, 1936 by only twentytwenty----threethree days. As a lawyer Mr. Wenzell was