Edwin R. McNeill
American judge
About Edwin R. McNeill
Lived 1880 – 1962 (aged 81–82).
Career in law Edwin ran for, and was elected to, two terms as judge for the Pawnee and Tulsa County District, serving from 1923 to 1931. During his tenure, he helped establish the Pawnee County Law Library and set up a policy allowing visitors and out-of-town lawyers to use it without charge. In 1923 he was assigned to Redfearn v. American Central Insurance Company, an action in the Tulsa race massacre. In 1931, he was appointed as Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, serving through 1937. From 1934 to 1936, he served as chief justice.
Death McNeill died in Pawnee, Oklahoma from an apparent heart attack at the age of 82.
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Who was Edwin R. McNeill?
American judge
When was Edwin R. McNeill born?
Edwin R. McNeill was born on 5 January 1880 in Onawa, Iowa.
When did Edwin R. McNeill die?
Edwin R. McNeill died in 1962.
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