Background
Sharpe, Nelson was born on August 25, 1858 in Northumberland Company, Ontario, Canada. Son of Nelson and Eunice (McColl) Sharpe.
Associate Justice Supreme Court
Sharpe, Nelson was born on August 25, 1858 in Northumberland Company, Ontario, Canada. Son of Nelson and Eunice (McColl) Sharpe.
Educated Albert College, Belleville, Ontario. Bachelor of Laws from University of Michigan.
Naturalized citizen of the United States, 1885. Prosecuting attorney Ogemaw Company, Michigan, 1891-1893. Judge 34th Judicial Circuit, Michigan, 1893-1919.
Appointed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Michigan to fill vacancy, 1919, elected to same office November 1920, reëlected, April 1927, and April 1935.
Member: Michigan State Bar Association. Masons; Knights of Pythias. Club: Union League (Detroit).
Married Frances Lean, of Ontario, October 24, 1883 (deceased).