# Samuel B. Wilson *Minnesota lawyer and judge; Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, 1923–1933* Samuel Bailey Wilson (May 12, 1873 – January 24, 1954) was a lawyer and judge in [[Minnesota]]. He was Chief Justice of the [[Minnesota Supreme Court]] from 1923 until 1933.[^1] Wilson was born in Missouri and studied law at the [[University of Minnesota Law School]]. He was active in the [[Republican Party (United States)]] and was elected [[county attorney]] of Blue Earth County in 1900.[^1] This entry rests on a single secondary biographical source. The record assembled for it contains no primary court record, filing or session-law citation concerning Wilson.[^1] ## Biography Wilson's birthplace was Prices Branch, Missouri, and his date of birth was May 12, 1873.[^1] He completed studies at the State Normal School in [[Mankato]], Minnesota, now Minnesota State University, in 1894. Two years later, in 1896, he finished at the University of Minnesota Law School.[^1] Wilson and Daisy Sheehan were married on June 21, 1899, and the couple had six children.[^1] He took part in Republican politics, and in 1900 Blue Earth County voters chose him as their county attorney. In private practice he was a partner in the firm of Wilson, Blethen, and Ogle.[^1] From 1923 to 1933 Wilson held the chief justiceship of the Minnesota Supreme Court. He died on January 24, 1954, in Mankato.[^1] ## In the Minnesota record ### When - May 12, 1873: Wilson was born.[^1] - 1894: He graduated from the State Normal School in Mankato. In 1896 he graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School.[^1] - June 21, 1899: He married Daisy Sheehan.[^1] - 1900: He was elected county attorney of Blue Earth County.[^1] - 1923–1933: He was Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court.[^1] - January 24, 1954: He died in Mankato.[^1] ### Where - He was born in Prices Branch, Missouri, and educated in Mankato, Minnesota. He was county attorney of Blue Earth County and died in Mankato.[^1] ### Who - Samuel Bailey Wilson was a lawyer, a county attorney and Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. He married Daisy Sheehan, and they had six children.[^1] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia contributors, *Samuel B. Wilson* (revision 1265342613, retrieved 2026-10-26) — birth, education, marriage, Republican Party activity, election as Blue Earth County attorney (1900), law partnership, Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court 1923–1933, death. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_B._Wilson