Alfred C. Lockwood

Alfred C. Lockwood (July 20, 1875 – October 29, 1951) was an American jurist and politician. Before his election to the Arizona Supreme Court, he served as a judge for the Superior Court of Cochise County.

Alfred C. Lockwood
Alfred Lockwood, circa 1913
Chief Justice, Arizona Supreme Court
In office
January 1, 1929  December 1930
In office
January 1935  December 1936
In office
January 1941  December 1942
Associate Justice, Arizona Supreme Court
In office
January 5, 1925  January 4, 1943
Preceded byFrank H. Lyman
Succeeded byRawghlie Clement Stanford
Personal details
BornJuly 20, 1875
Ottawa, Illinois
DiedOctober 29, 1951(1951-10-29) (aged 76)
Phoenix, Arizona
ChildrenLorna E. Lockwood

Lockwood was born in Ottawa, Illinois. His father, W. C. Lockwood, was a native of Ohio, but for many years practiced law in Illinois, and became a prominent attorneys of that state. Lockwood's mother, Elizabeth Peers Lockwood, was also native of Illinois, and a descendant of Jonathan Edwards and Cotton Mather. Lockwood graduated from high school in Collinsville, Illinois, in 1891. He moved to Arizona in 1893 and for five years was employed as a teacher at the seminal school in Cave Creek. Lockwood was admitted to the Arizona Bar in 1902.[1]

After he was admitted, he practiced in Nogales before moving to Douglas, where he entered private practice until he was appointed Judge of Cochise County by Governor George W. P. Hunt, in July, 1913, to succeed Judge Fred Sutter. At the time, Lockwood was one of the youngest judges in Arizona. Lockwood was elected three times as City Attorney in Douglas. Lockwood married to Miss Daisy M. Lincoln in Douglas on June 15, 1902, and they had 3 children. Lockwood's daughter, Lorna E. Lockwood, went on to serve as the first woman on the Arizona Supreme Court.

References

  • Berman, David R. (1998). Arizona Politics & Government: The Quest for Autonomy, Democracy, and Development. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0-8032-6146-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Conners, Jo, ed. (1913). Who's who in Arizona. Tucson: Arizona Daily Star. OCLC 8862523.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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