Benjamin Wilson Coleman (July 1, 1869 – February 25, 1939) was a justice of the
Supreme Court of Nevada from 1915 to 1939.
Early life and education
Coleman was born in
Ballsville, Virginia on July 1, 1869, the son of John Coleman and Arabella Smith.
He received his
LLB from
Richmond College in 1892. He was the deputy district attorney in
Cripple Creek,
Colorado, before he married Martha L. Attleton and moved to Nevada in 1906.
Coleman was a member of the
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Career
He practiced law in
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until he was elected to the ninth Judicial District in 1911. He ran for, and was elected to, the supreme court in 1914 being re-elected four times and serving four terms as chief justice.
In 1925, Coleman taught contract law at
Northwestern University.
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Death
Coleman died in Carson City, Nevada
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on February 25, 1939.[ ]William Edwin Orr
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Education and career
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was appointed to fill Coleman's seat on the court.
References
1869 births
1939 deaths
People from Powhatan County, Virginia
Justices of the Nevada Supreme Court
University of Richmond alumni
Chief Justices of the Nevada Supreme Court
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