The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16
Former Judge Of Circuit Court
Of This District Dies Sud.
denly at Stevens Point.
HEARD MANY FAMOUS CASES
News of the Death of Former Jurist
Comes as Shock to Bench and
Bar of Kenosha-To Be
Buried in Racine.

Kenosha people were shocked this
death of Judge Frank M.Fish, former
Judge of the Circuit Court of Kenosha
county, which occurred Friday after
noon at Stevens Point where the Judge
had been making his home for some
months. Death resulted from bron-
chial trouble and the deceased had
gone to the Sanitarium where his
death occurred only three days ago
and few of his friends had known
that his condition was in any way
serious. The body of the late jurist
was taken to Racine today and the
funeral will be held in Racine. The
date for the funeral has not as yet
been announced.
Former Judge Fish sswas widely
known among the people sof Kenosha
county and to many people the an
nouncement of his deathswill come as
q personal sorrow.
| Judge Fish was born IN McHenry
county, ILL.,, July 4. 1858. He was
educated in the public schools, and at
John G. McMynn's academy at Ra-
cine. He attended the University of
Wisconsin, taking the law course.
He was admitted to the bar in August,
1879.
He at first formed a partnership
with his father, John 7. Fish, but in
1880 moved to North Dakota, and in
1882 was elected city attorney of VAL
ley City. Two years later he returned
to Racine, and became a member of
the firm of Fish, Dodge & Fish. Later
he was junior partner of the firm of
Dodge & Fish.
In 1888 he was elected district at
torney on the Republican ticket, and
he continued in Office until 1891, when
he was appointed judge of the First
Judicial district by Gov. Peck to sue
coed Judge Winslow, who was ap-
pointed to the Supreme Court.
In 1892 he was elected to the Office,
and was reelected in 1906. At the
expiration of his second term in 1902
he retired from the practice. OF law,
and moved to Milwaukee. Since then
he has been connected with the Inde-
pendent Telephone company. He
was afflicted with throat trouble, and
travelled much about the state in the
hope of relieving it.
A few days ago he went to Stevens
Point sanitarium to be treated. His
brother, John K. Fish, of Milwaukee,
went to Stevens Point Friday night
and will take the body to Racine
where interment will take place.
Judge Fish is survived by his wife,
one son, Franklin Fish, who is a
student at the University of Wiscon-
sin; three brothers, William and Irv-
ing, of Racine, and Warren, of Chica.
go, and one married sister in Boston.
During his career as judge of the
first Wisconsin Circuit Judge Fish
was regarded as one of the best judges
ever sitting on the bench in Wiscou-
sin. His decisions were regarded as
models during the years of his official
life and many people hadfexpected
to see him elected to the State Su-
preme bench. During his work as
Judge the deceased had tried many
famous cases in Kenosha county and
the manner in which he handled the
cases won for him the respect and ad-
miration of all.
Socially Judge Fish was widely
known in Kenosha and in the year
when he was judge of this circuit he
was accustomed to spend much of his
time in Kenosha. The members of
the bar in Kenosha will make some
arrangements to attend the funeral
of the deceased jurist and it is
probable that they will Fattend in
body.