Alford W. Cooley
American judge (1873–1913)
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Alford Warriner Cooley (April 9, 1873 – July 19, 1913)[1][2] was an American attorney and judge who served as a justice of the New Mexico Territorial Supreme Court from 1909 to 1910.[3]
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April 9, 1873
Alford W. Cooley | |
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| Justice of the New Mexico Territorial Supreme Court | |
| In office 1909–1910 | |
| Member of the New York State Assembly | |
| In office 1900–1901 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alford Warriner Cooley April 9, 1873 Westchester, New York, US |
| Died | July 19, 1913 (aged 40) Topsfield, Massachusetts, US |
| Spouse |
Susan Dexter (m. 1904) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Lawyer, judge |
Life and career
Born in Westchester, New York, Cooley graduated from Harvard College in 1895 and from Columbia Law School in 1897.[1][2] He served as an inspector of common schools in New York from 1896 to 1898, and gained admission to the New York bar in 1898. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1900 to 1901.[1] He was clerk of the surrogate court of Westchester County from 1901 to 1903, a United States civil service commissioner from 1903 to 1906, and an assistant attorney general of the United States from 1906 to 1909.[1][2] In 1909, he was appointed to the New Mexico Territorial Supreme Court by President Theodore Roosevelt, but resigned after less than two years due to failing health.[2] He then traveled back to the East Coast for treatment, in a car provided by former ambassador Larz Anderson.[2]
Personal life and death
On December 1, 1904, he married Susan Dexter in Boston, with whom he had one son.[1][2]
Cooley died of tuberculosis, from which he had suffered for several years, at his summer home in Topsfield, Massachusetts at the age of 40.[1][2]
