Frank T. Gallagher

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Frank T. Gallagher
Justice of Minnesota Supreme Court
In office
1947–1963
Personal details
BornJuly 13, 1887
Wilton Township, Waseca County, Minnesota, United States
DiedMay 21, 1977 (aged 89)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
EducationUniversity of Minnesota Law School
OccupationJurist

Frank T. Gallagher (July 13, 1887 – May 21, 1977) was an American jurist.

Born in Wilton Township, Waseca County, Minnesota, Gallagher graduated from Waseca High School in 1907 and then received his law degree from University of Minnesota Law School in 1913. He practiced law in Austin, Minnesota and then in Waseca, Minnesota. He served on the Waseca School Board. Gallagher served on the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1947 until his retirement in 1963. His brother Henry M. Gallagher also served on the Minnesota Supreme Court. Gallagher died in a hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota of heart failure after a hip fracture.[1][2]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Minnesota State Law Library-Frank Gallagher Archived 2014-01-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ 'Funeral Tuesday for former justice,' Fergus Falls Daily Journal (Minnesota), May 23, 1977, pg. 2