Joseph W. Symonds
{{Short description|American judge (1840–1918)}}
Joseph White Symonds (September 2, 1840 – September 28, 1918), of Portland, Maine, was a justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from October 16, 1878, to March 31, 1884.
Early life
Born in Raymond, Maine, Symonods graduated from Bowdoin College in 1860, and read law to gain admission to the bar in 1863."Death of Ex-Judge Joseph White Symonds", Bangor Daily News (September 20, 1918), p. 10.{{cite web|url=http://www.cleaves.org/sjcbios1.htm#JWS |title=The Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Maine, 1820 to 2009: (28) Joseph W. Symonds|publisher=Nathan & Henry B. Cleaves Law Library|access-date=December 22, 2019}}
Career
He was appointed as a Judge of the Superior Court of Cumberland County in 1872, and as an associate justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on October 16, 1878, serving until his resignation on March 31, 1884.Maine Genealogy Archives, [http://archives.mainegenealogy.net/2008/05/maine-supreme-judicial-court-justices.html Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justices, 1820-1920].{{cite web|url=https://legislature.maine.gov/lawlibrary/maine-supreme-court-chief-and-associate-justices/9284/|title=Maine Supreme Court Chief and Associate Justices|publisher=Maine State Legislature|access-date=December 24, 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cleaves.org/sjcbios1.htm|title=The Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Maine, 1820 to 2009|publisher=Nathan & Henry B. Cleaves Law Library|access-date=December 22, 2019}} Scott Wilson and Charles P. Barnes, who would both go on to become justices of the same court, studied law under the tutelage of Symonds. Following his service on the court, Symonds served for periods as overseer of Bowdoin College, and as director of the Maine Central Railroad Company.
Personal life
In 1884, Symonds married Mary Campbell Stuart of Huntington, New York. Symonds died while vacationing in Bethlehem, New Hampshire, at the age of 78.
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Category:People from Raymond, Maine
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