Hiram Truesdale
| Hiram Calvin Truesdale | |
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| Chief Justice, Arizona Territorial Supreme Court | |
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In office July 8, 1897 – October 28, 1897 |
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| Nominated by | William McKinley |
| Preceded by | Albert C. Baker |
| Succeeded by | Webster Street |
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February 8, 1860 Rock Island, Illinois |
| Died | October 28, 1897 (aged 37) Phoenix, Arizona |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Martha Langdon |
| Profession | Attorney |
Hiram Calvin Truesdale (February 8, 1860 – October 28, 1897) was an American jurist who served as Chief Justice on the Arizona Territorial Supreme Court from July till October 1897.
Truesdale was born to Calvin and Charlotte (Haynes) Truesdale in Rock Island, Illinois on February 8, 1860. He was the brother of William Haynes Truesdale. Growing up in Rock Island, he was educated in local schools. Truesdale graduated from the State University of Iowa (now University of Iowa) in 1880 and earned a degree from the university's law school two years later. Following graduation, he was admitted to the bar in 1882 and moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota soon after. There he was in a law partnership with Thomas Lowry for a time before joining the firm of Truesdale, Lawrence, and Corrington. Around this time he married Martha Langdon, the daughter of a prominent contractor. The union produced a son and a daughter.
In 1895, Truesdale moved his family to Phoenix, Arizona Territory. The move allowed him access to the Minnesota & Arizona Construction Company's affairs, a firm in which his father-in-law owned a stake. A life-time Republican, Truesdale had been mostly politically inactive. He had however served as a delegate to the 1888 Republican National Convention and met William McKinley at that time. In his letter of application, Truesdale admitted to being largely uninformed about the appointment process and mentioned that his father had known the incoming president when they were both living in Poland, Ohio. Perhaps more influential, Truesdale secured recommendations from Russell A. Alger, fifteen United States Senators, and a variety of United States Congressmen. President McKinley nominated Truesdale to be Chief Justice of the Arizona Territorial Supreme Court on June 26, 1897.Senate confirmation came on July 8, 1897.
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