Harney Felix Brunot
Harney Felix Brunot | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court | |
| In office June 4, 1923 – December 31, 1936 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Reid |
| Succeeded by | Amos Lee Ponder |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 8, 1860 Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | March 11, 1944 (aged 83) |
| Spouse | Alice M. Magee |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Robert Felix Brunot Jane Elizabeth Brunot Neeley |
| Education | Tulane University (LLB) |
| Profession | Judge |
Harney Felix Brunot (October 8, 1860 – March 11, 1944) was a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from June 4, 1923, to December 31, 1936.[1][2]
Born in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana,[1] to Robert Felix Brunot and Jane Elizabeth Brunot, née Neeley,[3] Brunot received an LL.B. from Tulane University in 1882. He was a city attorney for Baton Rouge, Louisiana, from 1884 to 1896, when he became a judge of the Twenty-Second Judicial District Court. He held that office until 1921, except for a period from 1904 to 1906 when he held the office of State Printer. From 1921 to 1923, he was a judge of the Nineteenth Judicial District Court,[1] and was then elected to the Louisiana Supreme Court in 1923,[4] remaining there until 1936.[1]
Brunot's wife, Alice M. Magee, was the state law librarian.[1] They had a son and a daughter.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Harney Felix Brunot (1860 – 1944)". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- ^ "Louisiana Supreme Court Justices, 1813-Present". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on 2019-06-08. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ a b "Death Notices", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (March 13, 1944), p. 18.
- ^ "Jones Being Elected Judge", The Alexandria Town Talk (July 24, 1923), p. 3.
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