Judge Henderson Middleton Somerville, 1837 -1915

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Title

Judge Henderson Middleton Somerville, 1837 -1915

Subject

Alabama Supreme Court Judges
Somerville, Henderson Middleton, 1837-1915
University of Alabama School of Law
Judges

Description

Henderson Middleton Somerville was a professor and an Associate Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court who was instrumental in the formation of the University of Alabama School of Law, becoming the school's first dean.

Somerville held the post as dean from 1873 to 1890 and at the same time was an Associate Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court.

In 1890, he was appointed by U.S. President Benjamin Harrison to the Board of Appraisers where he served as president from 1910 to 1914. His term ended when he died in 1915.

Henderson is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Tuscaloosa.

Creator

Tuscaloosa Times

Source

Tuscaloosa News Archive

Publisher

The Tuscaloosa Times

Date

May 12, 1899

Contributor

Betty Slowe (Description)

Type

Photograph

Identifier

2607

Coverage

Tuscaloosa (AL)

Original Format

Photograph