William G. Lorigan Explained

William George Lorigan
Office:Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California
Termstart:January 7, 1903
Termend:January 1, 1919
Predecessor:Jackson Temple
Successor:Thomas J. Lennon
Birth Date:12 February 1855
Birth Place:Melbourne, Australia
Death Place:San Francisco, California, U.S.
Alma Mater:Santa Clara University

William George Lorigan (February 12, 1855  - April 2, 1919) was an American attorney and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California from January 7, 1903, to January 19, 1919.

Biography

Lorigan was born on February 12, 1855, to Bartholomew W. Lorigan and Mary Moran in Melbourne, Australia.[1] [2] In 1862, his family emigrated to California.[1] With his brother, Francis Lorigan, he studied at Jesuit-founded Santa Clara University.[3] He also studied at St. Vincent's College in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

After graduation, he read law at the firm of Moore, Laine, Delmas & Leib. In 1879, he was admitted to the California bar. Another brother, Charles M. Lorigan, also joined the bar and practiced in San Jose.[2] [4] William Lorigan was elected twice to the position of city justice of San Jose, California.[1]

In 1890, Lorigan was elected judge of the Santa Clara County Superior Court.[5] [6] He was re-elected in 1896 and 1902.[7]

On January 5, 1903, he was named as an associate justice of the California Supreme Court by appointment of Governor Henry Gage.[8] Lorigan's appointment filled the seat of Jackson Temple, who had died in office. In 1904, Lorigan won the election for the two-year remainder of Temple's unexpired term.[9] [10] [11] [12] On November 6, 1906, Lorigan was nominated by the Republican Party and was re-elected to a 12-year term from January 1907 to January 1919.[13] [14] [15] [16] In November 1918, he sought another term but rumors persisted about the fragility of his health,[17] and he was defeated in the election by Republican Thomas J. Lennon.[18] [19] [20]

On April 2, 1919, Lorigan died in San Francisco shortly after stepping down from the high court.[21]

Honors and awards

In May 1903, Lorigan received an honorary Doctor of Philosophy from Santa Clara University.[22]

Personal life

On February 14, 1880, he married Annie Francis Burgiss in San Jose, California.[23] They had a son, Barthol Lorigan, and daughter, Bergess Lorigan.[24] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Justice W. Lorigan is Taken by Death. July 28, 2017. Sacramento Union. 34. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 3 April 1919. 1.
  2. News: Death of Mrs. Lorigan, Mother of the Santa Clara County Superior Judge Passes Away. July 28, 2017. San Francisco Call. 11. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 11 June 1898. 84. 4. The deceased came to America when 14 years of age, and with her parents settled in Ohio. After her marriage she and her husband went to Australia and returned to California in 1860..
  3. News: Grave Closes on Noted Jesuit. July 28, 2017. San Francisco Call. 168. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 17 May 1903. 93. 27. The funeral of the Rev. Father Joseph Caredda, S. J., for nearly half a century a member of the faculty of Santa Clara College....The alumni was represented by Supreme Court Justice William G. Lorigan..
  4. News: Prominent San Jose Lawyer Weds. July 28, 2017. San Francisco Call. 157. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 4 November 1903. 94. 3.
  5. News: Superior Judges, Official Statement of the Vote Count. July 28, 2017. Sacramento Daily Union. 97. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 12 December 1890. 80. 4. Santa Clara: W. G. Lorigan 5,005 (votes).
  6. News: Leaky Jurors, Called Into Court by Judge Lorigan. July 28, 2017. Los Angeles Herald. 54. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 23 November 1897. 25. 3.
  7. News: Those Who Were Lucky. Superior Judges Who Were Elected Last Month. July 28, 2017. Sacramento Daily Union. 112. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 11 December 1896. 92. 5. Santa Clara —William G. Lorigan and M. EL Hyland..
  8. News: Lorigan is Made Justice. July 28, 2017. San Francisco Call. 37. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 6 January 1903. 93. 3.
  9. News: Contra Costa vs. Marin. July 28, 2017. San Francisco Call. 108. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 17 March 1904. 95. 9. Jackson Temple (D.), who was elected for a term ending January, 1907, died December 26, 1902, and Governor Gage filled the vacancy on the bench by the appointment on January 5, 1903, of William G. Lorigan, who was then Judge of the Superior Court, Santa Clara County..
  10. News: The Supreme Court Vacancy. July 28, 2017. Sausalito News. 44. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 29 October 1904. 20. 2. Associate Justice of the State Supreme Court, a vacancy left by the expired term of Judge William G. Lorigan. To succeed himself on the Supreme Bench the incumbent is a candidate on the Republican ticket..
  11. News: Ticket Nominated at Santa Cruz by Republican Party. July 28, 2017. San Francisco Call. 88. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 27 August 1904. 1. Justice of Supreme Court. William G. Lorigan, Santa Clara.
  12. News: Registrar Completes the Count. July 27, 2017. San Francisco Call. 163. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 10 November 1904. 96. 5.
  13. News: Completion of the Republican Ticket. July 28, 2017. Sacramento Union. 15. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 8 September 1906. 1.
  14. News: Complete Republican State Ticket.. July 28, 2017. Amador Ledger. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 14 September 1906. 2.
  15. News: The New State Officers. July 28, 2017. Marin Journal. 45. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 15 November 1906. 47. 2.
  16. News: Answer to Queries. July 28, 2017. San Francisco Call. 55. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 25 July 1909. 106. 28.
  17. News: Justice Lorigan May Resume Duties Soon, Jurist on Way to Recovery From Erysipelas. July 28, 2017. San Francisco Call. 179. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 28 May 1909. 105. 4.
  18. News: Lorigan Attack Boomerang. July 28, 2017. Sacramento Union. 4. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 4 November 1918. 4.
  19. News: Santa Clara Bar Associate Indorses Lorigan for Re-election. July 28, 2017. Sausalito News. f34 (31). California Digital Newspaper Collection. 3 August 1918. 5.
  20. News: Needham Successor to Judge Langdon. July 28, 2017. Madera Weekly Tribune. 41. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 19 December 1918. 4.
  21. News: Cal. Supreme Court Justice Is Dead. July 28, 2017. Los Angeles Herald. 131. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 3 April 1919. 17.
  22. News: Santa Clara College, Honorary Degrees Conferred at the Commencement Exercises. July 28, 2017. Los Angeles Herald. 234. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 29 May 1903. 3.
  23. News: Funeral Services For Mrs. Lorigan Held in San Jose. July 28, 2017. Healdsburg Tribune, Enterprise and Scimitar. 4. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 16 October 1939. 6.
  24. News: Out-of_Town Personals. July 28, 2017. San Francisco Call. 45. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 15 July 1895. 78. 6. Mountain Home, July 14: Judge and Mrs. W. G. Lorigan, Miss Bergess Lorigan, Master Barthol Lorigan.

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