Obed Francis Strickland (April 3, 1833 – June 28, 1887)[2] was a justice of the Supreme Court of the Utah Territory from 1869 to 1873.
Obed Francis Strickland | |
|---|---|
| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Utah Territory | |
| In office 1869–1873 | |
| Governor | Charles Durkee |
| Preceded by | Enos D. Hoge |
| Succeeded by | Phillip H. Emerson |
| Judge in the Third Circuit of the Utah Territory | |
| In office 1867–1869 | |
| Governor | Charles Durkee |
| Probate Judge of Madison County, Montana | |
| In office 1865–1866 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 3, 1833 Dansville, New York, United States |
| Died | June 28, 1887 St. Johns, Michigan, United States |
| Political party | Unionist[1] |
Biography
editBorn in Dansville, New York, Strickland was a Freemason who moved to the Montana Territory with a promise of wealth from mining. He moved to the Utah Territory in May 1866,[3] and reached the rank of Grand Master in 1872.[4][5] He founded Wasatch Lodge No. 1 in Salt Lake City with Reuben H. Robertson, whom he had worked with in Montana previously.[6]
Strickland practiced law as early as 1865 in Madison County, Montana, where he served as a probate judge and attorney.[7][8] He became a judge who served on the Third District Court of the Utah Territory, and later served on the Supreme Court of the Utah Territory from 1869 until 1873.[9] After Strickland's term as associate justice ended, it was claimed by a local newspaper that he paid for his position for $2,800 (US$65,000 in today's money) through a payment to Thomas J. Drake, who sued Strickland in court.[10]
He left Utah in 1882, and died suddenly from heart disease in St. Johns, Michigan, at the age of 54.[2] He is buried at DeWitt City Cemetery in DeWitt, Michigan.
References
edit- ^ "Permanent Organization of the Union Party of Montana". The Montana Post. April 7, 1866. p. 1. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ a b "Judge Strickland Dead", The Ogden Standard (July 15, 1887), p. 1.
- ^ "For Salt Lake". The Montana Post. May 26, 1866. p. 3. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ "Presentation". The Utah Mining Journal. November 12, 1872. p. 3. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ "Organization Set Forth". The Salt Lake Tribune. January 16, 1921. p. 52. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
- ^ Masons, S.L. (October 28, 1966). "Centennial Pageant On Tonight". Deseret News. p. 19. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
- ^ "Sheriff's Sale". The Montana Post. March 11, 1865. p. 3. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
- ^ "County Officers of Madison County". Montana Post. April 29, 1865. p. 1. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
- ^ "A Dull Day in the Third District Court". The Salt Lake Herald. July 17, 1887. p. 8. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
- ^ "Worse and Worse". The Ogden Junction. April 23, 1873. p. 4. Retrieved July 18, 2023.