Andrew P. Wiswell

Andrew Peters Wiswell (July 11, 1852 – December 4, 1906) was a Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from April 10, 1893 to December 4, 1906, serving as Chief Justice from January 2, 1900 to December 4, 1906.

Born in Ellsworth, Maine, Wiswell graduated from Bowdoin College in 1873, and read law to be admitted to the bar the following year. He was Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives in 1891. Appointed an Associate Justice April 10, 1893, he became Chief Justice on January 2, 1900, and served in that capacity until his death.[1]

He died unexpectedly at the Hotel Touraine in Boston on December 4, 1906.[2]

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Political offices
Preceded by
Fred Dow
Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives
1891–1891
Succeeded by
Albert R. Savage
Preceded by
John A. Peters
Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
1900–1906
Succeeded by
Lucilius A. Emery


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