death_date death_place birth_place imagesize nationality office birth_date term_start article_title term_end name
04 may 1939 eau claire , wisconsin eau claire , wisconsin 150px american eau claire county judge 06 october 1869 april 16 , 1901 george l. blum
 may 4 , 1939 george l. blum
george l. blum

george l. blum -lrb- october 6 , 1869 -- may 4 , 1939 -rrb- was an american jurist , attorney , and businessman .
blum was born in 1869 in eau claire , wisconsin .
he received his education in the public schools of eau claire and at the university of wisconsin , graduating with a law degree in 1893 .
blum was admitted to the state bar of wisconsin the same year .
in february 1895 , he formed a partnership in eau claire with john b. fleming under the firm name of fleming & blum , with that arrangement continuing until january 1 , 1908 .
in april 1901 , blum was elected eau claire county judge and served in that capacity for 38 years .
a special act of the wisconsin state legislature in 1927 greatly increased his powers and jurisdiction .
blum was heavily involved in the business community of the chippewa valley .
in 1919 , judge blum bought the laycock and drummond blocks of eau claire , wisconsin for over $ 80,000 dollars .
this was one of the largest real estate transfer deals in the history of the city .
blum was one of the founders of the walter brewing company and consumers tire & tube company .
blum also served as director of the union national bank and of the union mortgage loan company until january 1 , 1934 .
judge blum married margaret d. mcgillis and had two daughters and one son ; margaret , genevieve , and george l. , jr. .
blum died in 1939 .
