Background
Bird, George Emerson was born on September 1, 1847 in Portland, Maine, United States. Son of Robert Alexander and Sarah (Emerson) Bird.
Bird, George Emerson was born on September 1, 1847 in Portland, Maine, United States. Son of Robert Alexander and Sarah (Emerson) Bird.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1869, A.M., 1872. (Doctor of Laws, Bowdoin, 1909).
Admitted to bar, 1872, and practiced at Portland. Member Thomas & Bird. 1878-1883. Bird & Bradley, 1896-1908.
United States district attorney of Maine, 1885-1890. Member Maine House of Representatives, 1893-1895. Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine for terms, 1908-1915, 1915-1922 (resigned August 29, 1919).
Appointed active retired justice Supreme Court of the Maine, term 7 years, October 1923. Corporator Portland Savings Bank.
Member Thomas & Bird. Member Me.
Married Harriet Leonard Williams, July 8, 1890.