Ormond Somerville

Background

Somerville, Ormond was born on November 26, 1868 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. Son of Henderson Middleton and Cornelia Banks (Harris) Somerville.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University of Alabama, 1887, Master of Arts, Bachelor of Laws, 1890.

Career

Frederica (Mistress Orion Perry). Married second, Bessie Randolph Edgar, December 22, 1898. Children—Elizabeth Fry (Mistress John A. Woodbridge), Ormond.

Practiced law, Tuscaloosa, 1890-1896.

County solicitor, Tuscaloosa County, 1891-1892. Professor of law, University of Alabama, January 1896-September 1909.

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama, terms 1911-1917, 1917-1923, 1923-1929.

Achievements

• Ormond Somerville has been listed as a reputable judge by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Kate Walter, September 14, 1892 (died 1895). Married second, Bessie Randolph Edgar, December 22, 1898. Children: Elizabeth Fry (Mistress John A. Woodbridge), Ormond.

Father:

Henderson Middleton Somerville

Mother:

Cornelia Banks (Harris) Somerville

Spouse:

Bessie Randolph Edgar

Spouse:

Kate Walter

child:

Ormond Somerville

child:

Elizabeth Fry Somerville (Mistress John A. Woodbridge)