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Rudolph J. Daley
Newport Daily Express, November 7, 1956
Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court
In office
1972–1980
Preceded byPercival L. Shangraw
Succeeded byWynn Underwood
Chief Judge of the Vermont Superior Court
In office
1966–1972
Preceded byNatt L. Divoll Jr.
Succeeded byWilliam C. Hill
Judge of the Vermont Superior Court
In office
1959–1972
Preceded byLeonard W. Morrison
Succeeded byErnest W. Gibson III
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives
In office
1957–1959
Preceded byRobert W. H. Davis
Succeeded byRaymond E. Blake
ConstituencyNewport City
State's Attorney of Orleans County, Vermont
In office
1953–1957
Preceded byLeonard Pearson
Succeeded byLeonard Pearson
In office
1947–1950
Preceded byMaxwell Baton
Succeeded byLeonard Pearson
Personal details
Born(1918-09-10)September 10, 1918
Newport, Vermont, U.S.
DiedSeptember 26, 1990(1990-09-26) (aged 72)
Newport, Vermont, U.S.
Resting placeSt. Mary's Cemetery, Newport, Vermont, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseBlanche Daigle (m. 1945)
Children4
EducationSaint Michael's College (attended)
ProfessionAttorney
Military career
AllegianceUnited States
Vermont
ServiceUnited States Army
Vermont Army National Guard
Years of service1935–1967
RankColonel
Service number0404941
Unit43rd Infantry Division
CommandsCompany L, 172nd Infantry Regiment
WarsWorld War II

Rudolph J. Daley (September 10, 1918 – September 26, 1990) was a Vermont attorney, politician, and judge. He is most notable for serving as an associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court from 1972 to 1980.

Early life

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Daley was born John Rudolph Edward Daley in Newport, Vermont on September 10, 1918, the son of Patrick T. Daley and Fedora (Borque) Daley.[1][2] He attended Sacred Heart parochial school in Newport, and graduated from Newport High School.[1] Daley attended Saint Michael's College for a year,[1][3] and then began the study of law in the office of attorney Raymond L. Miles of Newport.[3] Daley was admitted to the bar in 1946, and practiced in Newport.[4]

Military service

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Daley was a longtime member of the Vermont Army National Guard; he enlisted in 1935, attended the Citizens' Military Training Camps conducted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts in the early 1940s, and received his commission as a second lieutenant of infantry in 1941.[5] He served on active duty with the 43rd Infantry Division in the Pacific Theater from 1943 to 1945,[6] and was serving at the Tulare, California prisoner of war camp at the time of his 1945 wedding.[7] He transferred to the judge advocate general corps after becoming an attorney, and he returned to active duty again when the division was called to federal service during the Korean War, serving this time in West Germany.[8] Daley was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1960,[9] attained the rank of colonel in the mid-1960s, and retired from the military in the late 1960s.[10][11]

Early career

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A Republican, Daley served as State's Attorney of Orleans County from 1947 to 1950, and 1953 to 1957.[3] He was Newport's City Attorney from 1949 to 1950, and again from 1957 to 1959.[3] In 1956, Daley was elected to represent Newport in the Vermont House of Representatives, and he was reelected in 1958.[12]

Judicial career

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In 1959, Daley was appointed a judge of the Vermont Superior Court.[13] By 1966, Daley had advanced by seniority to become chief judge of the superior court.[14] By tradition, the chief judge of the superior court was next in line for appointment to the Vermont Supreme Court.[15]

In 1972, Daley was appointed as an associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, filling the vacancy created when Associate Percival L. Shangraw was promoted to chief justice.[15]

Daley remained on the court until retiring in 1980, and was succeeded by Wynn Underwood.[16]

Retirement and death

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In retirement, Daley was a resident of Newport, and he died in Newport on September 26, 1990.[17] Daley was buried at St. Mary's Cemetery in Newport.[10]

Family

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In 1945, Daley married Blanche Daigle (1918-1986).[7][18] They were the parents of Daniel, Rosemary, Anne Marie, and Timothy.[10][18]

References

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  1. ^ a b c State of Vermont Legislative Directory, p. 563.
  2. ^ "Vermont Birth Records, 1909-2008".
  3. ^ a b c d "Retired State High Court Justice Dies", p. 1B.
  4. ^ "Three Young Men Pass Examinations to State Bar", p. 2.
  5. ^ U.S. Army Register (1960), p. 220.
  6. ^ "Get Jap Flag", p. 2.
  7. ^ a b "Licensed to Wed: Daley-Daigle", p. 3B.
  8. ^ "Retired State High Court Justice Dies", p. 5B.
  9. ^ "Col. Sibley Reassigned", p. 1.
  10. ^ a b c "Obituary, Rudolph J. Daley", p. 9B.
  11. ^ "Gov. Hoff Reviews Troops", p. 13.
  12. ^ "Retired State High Court Justice Dies", pp. 1B, 5B.
  13. ^ "William Hill and Rudolph Daley Are Elected State Superior Judges", p. 1.
  14. ^ "Divoll Resigns Superior Bench; Larrow in Line?", p. 1.
  15. ^ a b "Daley Elected to Vt. Supreme Court", p. 1.
  16. ^ "Underwood gets High Court Post", p. 1.
  17. ^ "Obituary, Rudolph J. Daley", p. 2B.
  18. ^ a b "Obituary, Blanche C. Daley", p. 3B.

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