Scott M. Ladd (June 22, 1855 – April 14, 1931) was a jurist in the state of
Iowa. Born in
Sharon, Wisconsin
Sharon is a village in Walworth County, Wisconsin, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,586 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. The village is adjacent to the Sharon, Walworth County, Wisconsin, Town of Shar ...
to John Ladd and Sarah Willmarth, Ladd graduated from
Carthage College
Carthage College is a private college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and located in Kenosha, Wisconsin. It enrolls 2,600 full-time and 200 part-time students.
Carthage awards bachelor's degrees with majors in more th ...
then located in
Illinois where he met his wife Emma. He then studied at the
University of Iowa, where he also graduated from, and was admitted to the Iowa bar. Ladd was a judge in the circuit court from 1887 to 1896. He was a justice of the Iowa Supreme Court from 1897 to 1920. He is the father of Scott Mason Ladd Jr. who acted as Dean of both the
University of Iowa College of Law and the
Florida State University College of Law. He died in
Des Moines, Iowa.
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People from Sharon, Wisconsin
Politicians from Des Moines, Iowa
Carthage College alumni
University of Iowa alumni
Justices of the Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa state court judges
1855 births
1931 deaths