Monday, March 13, 2023

John Moonan introduction - from 'An Irish Legacy'

Summary of opening paragraphs from 'An Irish Legacy', describing John Moonan.

1887. Admitted to the Minnesota Bar. “Moonan was a prolific appellate practitioner, (and sometimes dissatisfied litigant) with more than 65 reported decisions in the Minnesota Supreme Court before his death at age 56 in 1922.

Mayor of Waseca, MN - 1 term

Waseca County Attorney - 2 terms

1907 - 1913. Minnesota State Senator

"He was known as the 'Napoleon of the Senate' and pushed through the passage of much of the progressive legislation of the times."

Taken from:
Illustrated history presented by the Minnesota State Bar Association. For The Record - 150 Years of Law & Lawyering in Minnesota. June 1999

An Irish Legacy

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