Background
Bannister, Lucius Ward was born on March 30, 1871 in Des. Moines, Iowa, United States. Son of Lucius George and Alice (Ward) Bannister.
Bannister, Lucius Ward was born on March 30, 1871 in Des. Moines, Iowa, United States. Son of Lucius George and Alice (Ward) Bannister.
Student Drake U., Des Moines. Iowa, 1889, State University of Iowa, 1899-1890. Bachelor of Arts, Stanford University, 1893.
Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1896.
Deceased). Began practice at Des Moines, 1896. 1st assistant city attorney, Des Moines, 1898-1899. Removed to Denver, Colorado, 1899.
General practice; member firm Bannister, Weller & Friedrich. Joint author of workmen’s compensation and industrial commission laws of Colorado, and counsel for first commn organized thereunder. Regarded as an authority on water rights in the western states.
Special lecturer on the subject of water rights in Harvard, Denver, Columbia and Cornell law schools for many years. Special counsel of Colorado, 1922-1923, at various times since, in the state’s interstate water controversies. Special counsel, Denver, Colorado River matters, 1926-1929.
Member Colorado State Board of Pardons, 1907-1908. Member Committee on Interstate Streams of Denver Chamber of C. since 1929. Member Denver Chamber of C.
Member Committee on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government (Hoover Committee), 1947-1949. Member American Law Institute, American Bar Association (former. Clubs: Denver, Mile High, Denver Country, Rotary (former president), Denver City, St. Vrain Ranch.
Married Helen Allabach, 1902.