Frank T. Gallagher Explained

Frank T. Gallagher
Birth Place:Wilton Township, Waseca County, Minnesota, United States
Birth Date:July 13, 1887
Death Place:Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Death Date:May 21, 1977 (aged 89)
Occupation:Jurist
Office:Justice of Minnesota Supreme Court
Term Start:1947
Term End:1963

Frank T. Gallagher (July 13, 1887  - May 21, 1977) was an American jurist.

Born in Wilton Township, Waseca County, Minnesota, Gallagher graduated from Waseca High School in 1907 and then received his law degree from University of Minnesota Law School in 1913. He practiced law in Austin, Minnesota and then in Waseca, Minnesota. He served on the Waseca School Board. Gallagher served on the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1947 until his retirement in 1963. His brother Henry M. Gallagher also served on the Minnesota Supreme Court. Gallagher died in a hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota of heart failure after a hip fracture.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. http://mn.gov/lawlib/judgebio.html#FGallagher Minnesota State Law Library-Frank Gallagher
  2. 'Funeral Tuesday for former justice,' Fergus Falls Daily Journal (Minnesota), May 23, 1977, pg. 2