Background
Devaney, John Patrick was born on June 30, 1883 in Lake Mills, Iowa, United States. Son of Patrick and Ellen (Louisiana Velle) Devaney.
Devaney, John Patrick was born on June 30, 1883 in Lake Mills, Iowa, United States. Son of Patrick and Ellen (Louisiana Velle) Devaney.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Minnesota, 1905, Bachelor of Laws, 1907, Master of Laws, 1908. Doctor of Laws, Marquette University, 1935. Doctor of Laws, De Paul University, 1936.
Born near Lake Mills, Iowa, on June 30, 1883, he moved to Minnesota in 1901 and entered the University of Minnesota. Admitted to practice in 1907. Appointed Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court on September 7, 1933, and elected to that office in November, 1934.
He resigned the court in 1937, and resumed the private practice of law.
The Fire Department of New York operated a fireboat named Devaney from 1992 to 1994.
Member President's Emergency Board in Settlement of Labor Disputes, C.G.W. Railway and Pacific Electric Company.
Married Beatrice Langevin, February 20, 1919. Children: Patrick, Beatrice, Shiela.