Allen R. Sturtevant
{{Short description|American judge (1879–1966)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Allen R. Sturtevant
|image = Allen Robert Sturtevant (Vermont Judge).jpg
|alt =
|caption = Burlington Free Press, (Burlington, Vermont) August 31, 1931
|office1 = Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court
|term_start1 = April 1938
|term_end1 = October 1948
|predecessor1 = Leighton P. Slack
|successor1 = Walter H. Cleary
|office2 = Chief Judge of the Vermont Superior Court
|term_start2 = 1938
|term_end2 = 1938
|predecessor2 = Alfred L. Sherman
|successor2 = Olin M. Jeffords
|office3 = Judge of the Vermont Superior Court
|term_start3 = 1929
|term_end3 = 1938
|predecessor3 = Frank D. Thompson
|successor3 = Samuel H. Blackmer
|office4 = State's Attorney of Addison County, Vermont
|term_start4 = 1915
|term_end4 = 1921
|predecessor4 = Frank W. Tuttle
|successor4 = George W. Stone
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1879|08|27}}
|birth_place = Granville, New York
|death_date = {{Death date and age|1966|09|15|1879|08|27}}
|death_place = Fort Pierce, Florida
|resting_place = Riverview Memorial Park, Fort Pierce, Florida
|party = Republican
|spouse = Anna Bonner (m. 1904-1966, his death)
|children = 3
|education = University of Vermont
Lincoln-Jefferson College of Law
|occupation = Attorney
Judge
}}
Allen R. Sturtevant (August 27, 1879 – September 15, 1966) was a Vermont attorney and judge. His most notable work was as an associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court from 1938 to 1948.
Early life
Allen Robert Sturtevant was born in Granville, New York on August 27, 1879, the son of Royal W. and Susan V. (Oakes) Sturtevant.{{sfn|Who's Who in New England|page=1222}} He was raised and educated in Granville and New Haven, Vermont, and was an 1897 graduate of Beeman Academy in New Haven.{{sfn|Who's Who in New England|page=1222}} He received his Ph.B. from the University of Vermont in 1901.{{sfn|Who's Who in New England|page=1222}} Sturtevant worked as a school teacher in locations including Manlius, New York{{sfn|"Allen R. Sturtevant, son of R. W. Sturtevant"|page=1}} and Lima, Indiana,{{sfn|"Allen R. Sturtevant is at home for vacation"|page=1}} and moved to Middlebury, Vermont in 1908.{{sfn|"Allen R. Sturtevant of New Haven has entered the office of attorney Ira H. LaFleur and will study law"|page=12}}
Career as an attorney
He studied law in Middlebury with Judge Charles I. Button and attorney Ira H. LaFleur,{{sfn|"Allen R. Sturtevant of New Haven has entered the office of attorney Ira H. LaFleur and will study law"|page=12}}{{sfn|"Judge Sturtevant Dies in Florida"|page=7}} and worked as deputy clerk of the Addison County Court.{{sfn|"Allen R. Sturtevant has been appointed deputy clerk of Addison County"|page=8}} In 1911, he received his LL.B. degree from Lincoln-Jefferson College of Law in Hammond, Indiana.{{sfn|"Believers in Vermont"}} Sturtevant was admitted to the bar later that year and began a practice in Middlebury.{{sfn|"Judge Sturtevant Dies in Florida"|page=7}} Sturtevant entered politics as a Republican, and served as Addison County State's Attorney from 1915 to 1921.{{sfn|Who's Who in New England|page=1222}} From 1912 to 1929, Sturtevant was Middlebury's village attorney.{{sfn|"Sturtevant Superior Judge"|page=6}} He also became involved in banking, and was vice president of the Addison County Trust Company from 1926 to 1929.{{sfn|Who's Who in New England|page=1222}} During the governorship of John E. Weeks, Sturtevant served as his executive clerk from 1927 to 1929.{{sfn|"Sturtevant Superior Judge"|page=6}}
Judicial career
In 1929, Governor Weeks appointed Sturtevant a judge of the Vermont Superior Court.{{sfn|"Sturtevant Superior Judge"|page=6}} He served until 1938, and advanced through seniority to become the chief judge.{{sfn|"Cushing for Superior Court"|page=2}}
Sturtevant had been chief judge of the Superior Court for only a few months when Leighton P. Slack died.{{sfn|"Cushing for Superior Court"|page=2}} In April 1938, Sturtevant was appointed as an associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, filling the vacancy caused by Slack's death.{{sfn|"Cushing for Superior Court"|page=2}} He served until retiring on October 1, 1948, and was succeeded by Walter H. Cleary.{{sfn|"Judge Cleary Will Take Seat on Vt. Supreme Ct. Today"|page=2}}
Awards
In 1940, Sturtevant received the honorary degree of LL.D. from Middlebury College.{{sfn|"Boon Murder Mystery"|page=10}}
Retirement and death
In retirement, Sturtevant was a resident of Fort Pierce, Florida.{{sfn|"Judge Sturtevant Dies in Florida"|page=7}} He died there on September 15, 1966,{{sfn|"Judge Sturtevant Dies in Florida"|page=7}} and was buried at Riverview Memorial Park in Fort Pierce.{{sfn|"Allen R. Sturtevant in the Florida Death Index, 1877-1998"}}
Family
On June 8, 1904, Sturtevant married Anna Bonner in New York City.{{sfn|Who's Who in New England|page=1222}} They were the parents of three daughters: Viola, Margaret, and Anna.{{sfn|Who's Who in New England|page=1222}}
References
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Sources
=Books=
- {{cite book |last=Marquis |first=Albert N. |date=1938 |title=Who's Who in New England |volume=3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eDCfwb9RegEC&q=%22sturtevant,+allen+r%22 |location=Chicago, IL |publisher=A. N. Marquis Company |ref={{sfnRef|Who's Who in New England}}}}
=Magazines=
- {{cite magazine |last=Sturtevant |first=Allen R. |date=June 1, 1941 |title=Boon Murder Mystery |url=https://archive.org/stream/middleburyNewspapers_1941-06-01/ |magazine=Middlebury College News Letter |location=Middlebury, VT |publisher=Middlebury College |ref={{sfnRef|"Boon Murder Mystery"}}}}
=Newspapers=
- {{cite news |date=January 23, 1902 |title=Allen R. Sturtevant, son of R. W. Sturtevant |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/355370074/ |work=Bridport Sun |location=Bridport, VT |url-access=subscription |via=Newspapers.com |ref={{sfnRef|"Allen R. Sturtevant, son of R. W. Sturtevant"}}}}
- {{cite news |date=July 23, 1903 |title=Allen R. Sturtevant is at home for vacation |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/355373203/ |work=Bridport Sun |location=Bridport, VT |url-access=subscription |via=Newspapers.com |ref={{sfnRef|"Allen R. Sturtevant is at home for vacation"}}}}
- {{cite news |date=October 16, 1908 |title=Allen R. Sturtevant of New Haven has entered the office of attorney Ira H. LaFleur and will study law |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/88988966/ |work=Middlebury Register |location=Middlebury, VT |ref={{sfnRef|"Allen R. Sturtevant of New Haven has entered the office of attorney Ira H. LaFleur and will study law"}}}}
- {{cite news |date=June 29, 1911 |title=Allen R. Sturtevant has been appointed deputy clerk of Addison County |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/355376012/ |work=Bridport Sun |location=Bridport, VT |url-access=subscription |via=Newspapers.com |ref={{sfnRef|"Allen R. Sturtevant has been appointed deputy clerk of Addison County"}}}}
- {{cite news |date=December 16, 1929 |title=Sturtevant Superior Judge |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/198130500/ |work=Burlington Free Press |location=Burlington, VT |url-access=subscription |via=Newspapers.com |ref={{sfnRef|"Sturtevant Superior Judge"}}}}
- {{cite news |date=August 31, 1931 |title=Believers in Vermont: Allen Robert Sturtevant |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57357627/believers-sturtevant/ |work=Burlington Free Press |location=Burlington, VT |page=7 |via=Newspapers.com |ref={{sfnRef|"Believers in Vermont"}}}}
- {{cite news |date=April 22, 1938 |title=Cushing for Superior Court |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/203262048/ |work=Burlington Free Press |location=Burlington, VT |url-access=subscription |via=Newspapers.com |ref={{sfnRef|"Cushing for Superior Court"}}}}
- {{cite news |agency=Morning Press Bureau |date=October 1, 1948 |title=Judge Cleary Will Take Seat on Vt. Supreme Ct. Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/198513474/ |work=Burlington Free Press |location=Burlington, VT |url-access=subscription |via=Newspapers.com |ref={{sfnRef|"Judge Cleary Will Take Seat on Vt. Supreme Ct. Today"}}}}
- {{cite news |date=September 17, 1966 |title=Judge Sturtevant Dies in Florida |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/199421023/ |work=Burlington Free Press |location=Burlington, VT |url-access=subscription |via=Newspapers.com |ref={{sfnRef|"Judge Sturtevant Dies in Florida"}}}}
=Internet=
- {{cite web |url=https://www.ancestry.com/ |title=Allen R. Sturtevant in the Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 |date=September 15, 1966 |website=Ancestry.com |publisher=Ancestry.com, LLC |location=Provo, UT |url-access=subscription |ref={{sfnRef|"Allen R. Sturtevant in the Florida Death Index, 1877-1998"}}}}
External links
- {{Find a Grave|87239356}}
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|title=Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court
|before=Leighton P. Slack
|after=Walter H. Cleary
|years=1938–1948}}
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Category:People from Granville, New York
Category:People from Middlebury, Vermont
Category:People from Fort Pierce, Florida
Category:University of Vermont alumni