Judge William H. Bridwell

Judge Bridwell was born in Owensburg, Indiana on October 14, 1871. He was a schoolteacher for five years before graduating from Indiana University Law School in 1898. He practiced law in Sullivan. 

Judge Bridwell served two terms as deputy prosecutor in Sullivan County. Governor Thomas Marshall appointed him judge of the Sullivan Circuit Court in 1911; he also served in this office for two terms.

Judge Bridwell was elected as a Democrat to the Indiana Appellate Court in 1930 and served from January 1, 1931 until his death on March 30, 1941. He was Chief Judge four times – for the November 1931, May 1934, May 1937 and May 1940 terms.

Judge Bridwell was a member of the Sullivan Democratic Committee, the Sullivan Methodist Church, the Indiana Democratic Club, the Odd Fellows, Elks, the Indianapolis Exchange Club, and the Masons. He was also a member of the American, Indiana State, and Sullivan County bar associations.

He died in office on March 30, 1941.

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