George W. Bartch
George Washington Bartch (March 15, 1849 – March 15, 1927) was a lawyer and land speculator[1] who served as a Justice of the Utah Territorial Supreme Court from 1893 to 1894 and of the Utah Supreme Court from 1896 to 1906. He served as Chief Justice from 1899 to 1901 and from 1905 to 1906.[2]
Born in Dushore, Pennsylvania, Bartch received an M.S. from the in 1973. While working as Superintendent of Schools at Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, he read law, gaining admission to the bar in 1884. After practicing in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, from 1886 to 1888, Bartch moved to Canon City, Colorado, where he met John W. Blackburn, the pair then moving to Salt Lake City in March 1888 to establish a new firm.[3]
Bartch died at his home in Salt Lake City, on his 78th birthday.[3] The Utah State Historical Society has a collection of his papers.[1][3]
References[]
- ^ a b "George Washington Bartch Papers, | Encoded Archival Description (EAD) Finding Aids". collections.lib.utah.edu.
- ^ Stephen W. Julien, "The Utah State Supreme Court and Its Justices, 1896-1976", 44 Utah Hist. Q. 267, 280-82 (1976).
- ^ a b c "The George Washington Bartch Papers, 1869-1905". Utah Division of State History. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
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