About Benjamin I. Salinger
Lived 1860 – 1931 (aged 71). Benjamin I. Salinger was a judge.
Benjamin I. Salinger (May 14, 1860 – July 10, 1931) was a justice of the Iowa Supreme Court from January 1, 1915, to December 31, 1920, appointed from Carroll County, Iowa.
Biography Born in Wronke, Prussia, Salinger attended Cornell College and worked as a lawyer, teacher, and school principal. He married a former pupil, Lucy M. Boylan, and they had three children.
He was elected to the Iowa Supreme Court on November 3, 1914, and served from 1915 to 1920.
He was a member of the Knights of Pythias and was active within the Republican Party, working on campaigns and chairing state conventions.
Salinger died from a heart attack and bronchial pneumonia at his home in Carroll, Iowa.
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American judge (1860-1931)
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Benjamin I. Salinger was born on 14 May 1860 in Wronki.
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Benjamin I. Salinger died on 10 July 1931 in Carroll.
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Benjamin I. Salinger was a judge.
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