# David F. Simpson *American jurist and lawyer (1860–1925) who served on the Minnesota District Court and briefly on the Minnesota Supreme Court* David Ferguson Simpson (June 13, 1860 – October 11, 1925) was a lawyer and judge in [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]]. He served as the city's attorney, sat on the Minnesota District Court from 1897 until 1911, and held a short tenure on the [[Minnesota Supreme Court]] in 1911.[^1] A native of Wisconsin, he was educated at Ripon College, the University of Wisconsin and Columbia Law School. After leaving the state's highest court he returned to private practice in Minneapolis. He died in that city in 1925 from injuries received in an automobile accident.[^1] ## Life Simpson came from Waupun, Wisconsin. After study at Ripon College, he earned a bachelor's degree at the University of Wisconsin in 1882 and a law degree at Columbia Law School in 1884. He then took up practice in Minneapolis.[^1] He was city attorney of Minneapolis before taking a seat as a judge of the Minnesota District Court, where he sat between 1897 and 1911. His service on the Minnesota Supreme Court came in 1911 and was brief. He afterward went back to practicing law in Minneapolis.[^1] He was injured in a car accident three weeks before his death in Minneapolis on October 11, 1925.[^1] ## In the Minnesota record ### Who - David Ferguson Simpson, American jurist and lawyer, born June 13, 1860.[^1] ### What - Minneapolis city attorney; Minnesota District Court judge; briefly a justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court.[^1] ### When - Bachelor's degree, University of Wisconsin, 1882; law degree, Columbia Law School, 1884.[^1] - District Court judge, 1897–1911; Minnesota Supreme Court, 1911; died October 11, 1925.[^1] ### Where - Born in Waupun, Wisconsin; practiced law and died in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[^1] ### How - Death followed injuries from a car accident three weeks before October 11, 1925.[^1] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia contributors, *David F. Simpson* (revision 1284672948, retrieved 2026-10-26) — establishes birth and death dates, Waupun birthplace, education at Ripon College, University of Wisconsin (1882) and Columbia Law School (1884), Minneapolis practice, city attorney and district court service (1897–1911), 1911 Minnesota Supreme Court service, and death from car-accident injuries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_F._Simpson