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George B. Nelson

American judge (1876–1943)

Field	Value
name	George B. Nelson
image	George B. Nelson (8254108082) (1).jpg
caption	Nelson circa 1940
office	Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
appointer	Walter J. Kohler Sr.
term_start	September 30, 1930
term_end	December 11, 1942
predecessor	E. Ray Stevens
successor	Elmer E. Barlow
office1	District Attorney of Portage County, Wisconsin
term_start1	January 1, 1907
term_end1	January 1, 1913
predecessor1	G. M. Dahl
successor1	D. S. Sickelsteel
party	Republican
birth_date
birth_place	Amherst, Wisconsin, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
restingplace	Forest Cemetery,
spouse
children	{{unbulleted list
relatives	Reginald Heber Weller (father-in-law)
education	{{unbulleted list
profession	Lawyer

| Elizabeth Juniata Nelson | | George Bliss Nelson Jr. | | University of Wisconsin–Madison | George Washington University Law School George Bliss Nelson (May 21, 1876 – January 10, 1943) was an American lawyer from Portage County, Wisconsin. He was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1930 through 1942. He earlier served as district attorney of Portage County.

Biography

Nelson was born George Bliss Nelson on May 21, 1876, in Amherst, Wisconsin. He attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison and George Washington University Law School and became a member of the Order of the Coif. After law school, he returned to Stevens Point, Wisconsin, where he was a partner for several years in the law firm Cate, Dahl, and Nelson.

Public service

Nelson was District Attorney of Portage County, Wisconsin, from 1906 to 1913. Previously, he was City Attorney of Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Additionally, he was a delegate to the 1908 Republican National Convention. Nelson was appointed to the Supreme Court by Governor Walter J. Kohler Sr., in 1930. He was elected to a full term on the court in 1935, and served until 1942, when his health began to fail. He sent his formal resignation to the Governor in December 1942, and died a month later, on January 10, 1943.

Personal life and family

Nelson was deeply religious and active in the Episcopal Church. He married Ruth Weller in 1912. Ruth was a daughter of the Episcopal bishop Reginald Heber Weller. George and Ruth Nelson had four children.

References

Denslow, William R.. (1957). "10,000 Famous Freemasons". Missouri Lodge of Research.
"George Bliss Nelson". Political Graveyard.
(December 12, 1942). "Here's Nelson's Letter Resigning as Justice". [[The Capital Times]].
"George B. Nelson". Wisconsin Court System.

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