George Strawbridge (1785 – March 11, 1859) was a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from August 3, 1839, to December 1, 1839.[1][2]

Born in Maryland,[1][3] Strawbridge was a prominent shipping merchant.[1] He served on the Louisiana Supreme Court for less than five months in 1839.[1] Some years after he retired from the supreme court bench, he became judge of the Fourth District Court, serving from 1846 to 1853.[3] He ran for Associate Justice in 1853, but was defeated for election.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "George Strawbridge". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Louisiana Supreme Court Justices, 1813-Present". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on 2019-06-08. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 Celebration of the Centenary of the Supreme Court of Louisiana (March 1, 1913), in John Wymond, Henry Plauché Dart, eds., The Louisiana Historical Quarterly (1922), p. 117.


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