E. B. Chappell
American judge
About E. B. Chappell
Lived 1889 – 1968 (aged 79). E. B. Chappell was an American.
Ellwood Blake Chappell (May 4, 1889 – October 18, 1968) was a justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court from 1943 to 1961.
Born in Osmond, Nebraska, Chappell "earned his way through high school by shining shoes" in a barber shop, and was later a barber during his college years. He received a B.A., an LL.B., and a degree in pharmacy from the University of Nebraska, in 1916.
He was a captain in the judge advocate department during World War I, and otherwise practiced law in Lincoln, Nebraska until 1923, when he was elected as a police judge.
In 1925, he became a municipal judge, and he was a district judge of the Nebraska Third District Court from 1929 to 1943. He was elected to the state supreme court in 1942, taking office the following year and serving until his retirement in 1961.
Chappell died in Nebraska at the age of 69.
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Who was E. B. Chappell?
American judge
When was E. B. Chappell born?
E. B. Chappell was born on 4 May 1889.
When did E. B. Chappell die?
E. B. Chappell died on 18 October 1968.
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E. B. Chappell was American.
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