Thomas Van Camp Julien (November 11, 1838 – July 3, 1906)[1][2] was a Nevada lawyer and politician who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada from 1902 to 1903.
Thomas Van Camp Julien | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada | |
| In office 1902–1903 | |
| Preceded by | William A. Massey |
| Succeeded by | George Frederick Talbot |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 11, 1838 Ohio |
| Died | July 3, 1906 (aged 67) |
| Spouse | Martha Alice Brewer (m. 1875; died 1903) |
| Children | 3 sons, 3 daughters |
| Occupation | Lawyer, Judge, Politician |
Career
editBorn in Ohio, Julien moved west and served in the Nevada Assembly in 1866 and 1867, representing Humboldt County, Nevada, and serving as Speaker Pro Tempore in 1867.[3]: 298, 304–05 Julien ran unsuccessfully for a district court seat in 1898.[3]: 464
On September 15, 1902, after William A. Massey resigned from the state supreme court to accept appointment to the United States Senate, Julien was appointed to succeed Massey,[3]: 244 [4][5] but "served the shortest term of any justice: just three months".[5]
Personal life and death
editOn November 9, 1975, Julien married Martha Alice Brewer in Washington, D.C., with whom he had four sons (one of whom died in infancy) and three daughters. Martha died in June 1903,[6] and Julien himself died in 1906, at the age of 67.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Court Takes Adjournment Out of Respect to Late Judge Julien", Reno Gazette-Journal (July 6, 1906), p. 2.
- ^ a b "Pioneer Jurist and Journalist Is Buried", Daily Nevada State Journal (July 7, 1906), p. 3.
- ^ a b c Barbara K. Cegavske, Political History of Nevada, Twelfth Edition (2016).
- ^ "The appointment of Thomas Julien", Daily Nevada State Journal (September 18, 1902), p. 4.
- ^ a b Patricia D. Cafferata, "Back Story: Partisan Elections to Select Judges", Nevada Lawyer (October 2014), p. 46.
- ^ "Death of Mrs. T. V. Julien", Daily Nevada State (June 2, 1903), p. 8.
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