Draft:Frank Ely Atwood

Frank Ely Atwood (October 5, 1878 – March 5, 1943)^[1]^[2] was a justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri from 1925 to 1934.^[3]

Atwood entered private law practice in Jefferson City after completion of his term on the supreme court in 1935. Active in Republican politics for many years, he frequently was legal advisor to Gov. Forrest C. Donnell, himself a lawyer, and aided Donnell in the Democratic-inspired governorship contest in 1941.^[1]

Born in Carrollton, Missouri.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Frank Ely Atwood, Prominent Lawyer, Dies at Carrollton", Columbia Missourian (March 5, 1943), p. 2.
^ ^a ^b "Judge Frank Ely Atwood". www.courts.mo.gov. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
^ "Former Judges of the Supreme Court". www.courts.mo.gov.

Political offices
Preceded by James T. Blair Jr.	Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court 1925–1934	Succeeded by Walter D. Coles

Category:1878 births Category:1943 deaths Category:Judges of the Supreme Court of Missouri

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[Columbia_obit-1] "Frank Ely Atwood, Prominent Lawyer, Dies at Carrollton", Columbia Missourian (March 5, 1943), p. 2.

[Mo_Bio-2] "Judge Frank Ely Atwood". www.courts.mo.gov. Retrieved January 15, 2023.

[3] "Former Judges of the Supreme Court". www.courts.mo.gov.

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