James C. Kerwin

James Charles Kerwin (May 14, 1850 – January 29, 1921) was an American lawyer and judge from Wisconsin. He was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for the last 16 years of his life (1905–1921).

Biography

Born in Menasha, Wisconsin, he attended the common schools and graduated from Menasha High School. He studied at the University of Wisconsin Law School and, after his graduation in 1875, returned to Winnebago County, starting a law practice at Neenah. He died unexpectedly at his home in Madison.

Personal life and family Kerwin married Helen Lawson in 1877. They had four daughters.

Jim Sensenbrenner, who represented Wisconsin for 42 years in the United States House of Representatives is the great-grandson of Justice Kerwin through his daughter, Grace, who married John Stilp Sensenbrenner of Neenah.