DONEGAN, MAURICE FRANCIS

United States District Attorney; b Welton,, Iowa Sept 2, 1875; s of Jeremiah Donegan-Mary Lucy; ed De Witt HS; Creighton U, BA 1895; Georgetown Wash U, MA 1898; U of Iowa, LLB 1901; m Mary I Martin Nov 29, 1905 Davenport; s Charles M, Justin M, Maurice F Jr; 1901- prac law, Davenport; 1908-13 city atty; 1913-21 judge of dist court; 1933-39 justice of supreme court; 1936 chief justice; 1940- US atty, Southern Dist of Iowa; Amer, Iowa St & Scott Co Bar Assns; C of C; KC; hobbies work & family; res 37 Glenwood Ave, Davenport.

This bio was extracted from the "Who's Who in Iowa," by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940, pg. 1091.

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