Background
Arthur Delaney was born in Fort Ticonderoga, New New York
Arthur Delaney was born in Fort Ticonderoga, New New York
Delaney came to Alaska, originally seeking success from the Klondike Gold Rush of the late 1890s. He was an attorney and judge, and a participant in Marks v. Shoup, a 1901 United States Supreme Court case.
Additionally, he presided over Malony v.
Adsit, a case which would also make it to the United States. Supreme Court, on August 10, 1897. Delaney ruled in favor of the plaintiff, O. H. Adsit, who would go on to be mayor of Juneau from 1902 to 1904.
Arthur Delaney left Alaska in 1904, and died on January 21, 1905 in Paso Robles, California. He also had another daughter, Alma Delaney Teal.
Prior to moving to Alaska, he was a member of the Wisconsin Legislature and also a candidate for the United States. Congress while serving as a United States. Attorney in Milwaukee.