Harrison A. Bronson (November 19, 1873 – April 22, 1947) was an American legislator and attorney who served as a justice of the

Supreme Court of North Dakota The North Dakota Supreme Court is the highest court of law in the state of North Dakota. The Court rules on questions of law in appeals from the state's district courts. Each of the five justices are elected on a no-party ballot for ten year te ...

from 1918 to 1924. He died at the age of 73 in 1947. Born in Nunica, Michigan, Bronson received a B.A. from the

University of North Dakota The University of North Dakota (also known as UND or North Dakota) is a public research university in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It was established by the Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883, six years before the establishment of the state of ...

in 1894 and an M.A. from the same institution the following year. He received a law degree from the

University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Tw ...

in 1901. From 1913 to 1917, he was a member of the

North Dakota State Senate The North Dakota Senate is the upper house of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly, smaller than the North Dakota House of Representatives. Per the state constitution, North Dakota is divided into between 40 and 54 legislative districts appor ...

. He won election to the state supreme court in 1918, beginning his term early due to a vacancy by the resignation of Justice

Andrew A. Bruce Andrew Alexander Bruce (April 15, 1866 – December 6, 1934) was an American judge who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of North Dakota from 1911 to 1918. Early life and education Andrew A. Bruce was born in Madras, India, on April 15, ...

in December 1918.

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