Webster Street
| Webster Street | |
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| Chief Justice, Arizona Territorial Supreme Court | |
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In office November 15, 1897 – March 3, 1902 |
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| Nominated by | William McKinley |
| Preceded by | Hiram Truesdale |
| Succeeded by | Edward Kent, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
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June 8, 1846 Salem, Ohio |
| Died | September 21, 1908 (aged 62) Los Angeles, California |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Gilmore (m. 1869) |
| Profession | Attorney |
Webster Street (June 8, 1846 – September 21, 1908) was an American jurist who served as Chief Justice of the Arizona Territorial Supreme Court from 1897 till 1902.
Street was born to Samuel and Sarah (Butler) Street on June 8, 1846 near Salem, Ohio. His parents were Quakers of English ancestry. The younger Street attended public schools in Salem before enrolling at Antioch College. Following graduation, he studied law under attorney Thomas Kennet and was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1871. Street married Mary Gilmore of Yellow Springs, Ohio on May 15, 1869. The union produced a son, Lawrence, and a daughter, Julia.
Practicing law in Leetonia, Ohio before moving to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Street moved to Arizona Territory in November 1877. He operated a law office in Signal for several months until decline in the mining town prompted him to relocate to Tucson. In 1879 he moved to Tombstone. There he served one term as a county judge. Street moved to Phoenix in January 1887. There he formed a law partnership with Briggs Goodrich. Following Goodrich's death in 1888, he formed a new partnership with Benjamin Goodrich which lasted until 1890. Later partners were Frank Cox, with whom he worked with from 1891 till 1894, and Cassius M. Frazier.
Fraternally, Street was a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and Knights of Pythias. He was also a Mason. Street was also active in Republican politics, being selected as the Republican nominee for Maricopa county attorney in 1890 but losing in the general election.
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