Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-27
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES NORTH
DAkOTA'S SUPREME COURT

Woodmen of America He has filled
minor Offices in his profession, as city
attorney, etc, and is widely known as a
man Of much influence for good in the
community. He is stainch democrat.
On June 10, 1900, he was nominated for
a second term by his own party, and
June % was placed in nomination for
the same office by the republican judicial
convention Ins19O4 he was renominated
and reelected to the same position. In
1906 he was nominated for supreme
judge, on the democratic ticket, and was
elected by a large ajority, a circum-
stance which has never before occurred
in the history of North Dakota.
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Hon. Burleigh F, Spalding was born
in Orleans county, Vermont, December
8, 1853, and is son of Rev. BENJAMIN
P. and Ann (Folsom) Spalding, also ma
tives of the Green Mountain state. AS
a Methodist Episcopal minister the faith
er engaged in preaching in Vermont and
New Hampshire for many years, but is
now, living, retired, and with our sub
ject, came to North Dakota in 1882.
i The paternal grandfather, Noah Spald-
ing, was a school teacher Of Vermont,
and was politician Of some note, while
the maternal grandfather, Rev. Moses
Folsom, was Free Baptist minister of
New Hampshire and Vermont. The Fol-
som family was founded in the United
States in 1888, the Spalding in 1919.
Our subject has one brother and two
sisters. The brother is now living in
Salt Lake City, Utah. The elder sister
lives in Trail county, and the younger
4 is professor in Pomona college, Cali
4 fornia. In his native state, Burleigh B.
Spalding was reared and educated until
he was eleven years Of age, when he left
home and for five years worked on farms
in New Hampshire and Vermont for his
i board and Clothes, and the privilege Of
i attending school. At sixteen he engaged
4 in clerking in country store for forty
eight dollars per year, but later received
4 seventy-two. For some time he worked
| at St. Johnsbury, Vermont, and then at.
! tended. the Lyndon Literary Institute
and later the Norwich University, from
which he was graduated with the degree
Of B. Phi. in 1877 The following veal
he taught in an academy at Albany Yer
mont, and next read law for two year!
with Gleason & Field at Montpelier. Fl,
was admitted to the bar in Vermont
! March Is, 1880 He served as clerk o
y the state legislature in 1873.
{ On the 31st Of March, 1880, Mr.. Spald
: ing came to Fargo, North Dakota, an,
for two years was in partnership witt
z S. 6. Roberts in the practice of law
! Later he succeeded to the entire practic
of the firm, and admitted Charles F
TenpletonS to a partnership. The con
d nection continued for six and a hal
4 years, or until Mr.. Templeton was ap
a pointed judge of the Grand Forks dis
! trict In 1891 George H. Phelps becam
4 a member of the firm, and in June, 1898
Z Mr.. Newman was also taken in, but il
1897 Mr.. Phelps retired, and bushes
was then carried on under the name o
Newman & Spalding until 1893, whel
! Mr.. w. S. Stambaugh was admitted t,
the firm, and the name was changed Il
Newman, Spalding & Stambaugh, an,
after the retirement of Mr.. Newman j
became Spaiding & Stanbaugh. Thi
: is one Of the strongest law firms in TIL
), state, and they enjoy large and lucra
tive practice. ,.ss
i On the 18th of November, 1880, Mi
Spalding was united in marriage witt
Miss Aida Baker, Of Vermont, daugh
ter Of David and Emily (Cutler) Baker
and BY this union FIVE children hav
been born, namely: Deane B., France
F., Roscoe G, Burleigh NJ, and Carl
ton c.
/ Mr.. Spa1ding organized the Mer
j chants State Bank Of Fargo, which wa