The Alaska daily empire., 1926-08-30
JUDGE J.R. WINN
DIES SUDDENLY
IN CALIFORNIA
Heart Attack Carries Away
Prominent Juneau Lawyer
and Alaska Citizen.

kilograms received by John A.
Davis, Secretary of Juneau Lodge of
Elks, and Associated Press dispatch
es bring to juneau the news of the
death Of Judge John h. Winn, for
a quarter of century one Of the
leading lawyers and citizens of Ju-
neau and Alaska, at Los Angeles
Saturday. Death was the result of
a heart attack after a brief illness.
according to the Associated Press.
Funeral arrangements are being made
by his family who reside at Venice,
near Los Angeles. Judge Winn left
juneau for Southern California three
years ago, and since that time he
has resided at Venice in that State.
At the time he left Juneau and for
several years previous to his depart
ure Judge Winn had been President
of the Alaska Bar Association.
Born In Missouri
Judge Winn was born at Roanoke,
Missouri, October /, 1861. and was
reared and educated in that State,
He taught school for several years
in the Dakotas and other States.
He opened a law office at Sno-
homish, Washington. in the mid
eighties, and in 1899, at the first
election of the new State of Wash
ington, he was elected Superior
Court Judge, on the Democratic
Ticket, for the counties of Snohom-
ish, Skagit, Whatcom and San Juan.
He transferred his headquarters to
Bellingham, then Whatcom. What
com county The Legislature divided
his district and he was reelected in
1892 Superior Judge for Whatcom
and San Juan counties for the 1888
81 term. Shortly after the expiration
of his term on the bench Judge
Winn came to Juneau, forming law
partnership with the late John f.
Mallory, under the firm name of
Malony and Winn. When this part
nership was dissolved, Judge Winn
took into partnership r. S. Weldon.
the firm being Winn and Weldon
with offices at Juneau and Skagway,
Judge Winn remaining at Juneau
with Weldon in the Skagway office.
Lewis P. Shackleford succeeded Wei
don in the firm, remaining with it
for several years.
Later Newark /. Burton was asso-
ciated with Judge Winn in the firm
of Winn and Burton. When Burton
was appointed United States Com
missioner by Judge Robert w. Jen-
nings, the firm became Winn and
Ooghie.
Always the law firm of which
Judge Winn was the head had a
large practice He was associated
in most of the mining litigation that
eentered at Juneau. In the course
OF the years he practiced law In
Juneau Judge Winn accumulated
comfortable fortune. most of which
was invested in Los Angeles and
Seattle apartment houses and resi-
dental properties.
Member Of Elks
Judge Winn was a life member
of Juneau Lodge No. 420. B. p. o. f 3,
which he joined October II, 1901.
The flag over the Elks building is
at half-staff.
Judge Winh will be sincerely
mourned by friends throughout the
country. His acquaintance was large
and widespread, particularly on the
Pacific Coast He was not only a
busy lawyer but he took an active
interest in politics. He was Presi-
dent of the Juneau Democratic Club
during the campaigns OF 1916 and
1918. and was elected delegate to
the Democratic National Convention
that renominated President Wilson
In 1916.
He is survived by his widow,
sister of former Senator Samuel H..
Piles of Seattle. now Minister to
Columbia, and two sons, Roland II.
tWinu and Jabp WipD Jr