Background
Lawlor, William Patrick was born on September 17, 1854 in New York City. Son of Patrick and Eliza (Maher) Lawlor.
Lawlor, William Patrick was born on September 17, 1854 in New York City. Son of Patrick and Eliza (Maher) Lawlor.
Left an orphan at 10. Educated parochial and night schools. Worked in cotton and silk mills of Paterson, New Jersey.
Removed to California, 1877, and worked in mines. Student Hastings College of Law, San Francisco, 1885-1887.
Admitted to California bar, 1898. Judge Superior Court, City and County of San Francisco, 1898-1915. Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California, term 1915-1927.
Married Mary Lee Henry, November 25, 1913.