Background
Whelan, Ralph was born on November 8, 1852 in LeRoy, New York, United States. Son of William B. and Lucy (Anderson) Whelan.
Whelan, Ralph was born on November 8, 1852 in LeRoy, New York, United States. Son of William B. and Lucy (Anderson) Whelan.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Rochester, 1874. Bachelor of Laws, Albany Law School, 1877. Unmarried.
Admitted to New York bar, 1877, Illinois bar, 1878, Minnesota bar, 1886. In practice at Albany, New York, 1877-1878, Rockford, Illinois, 1878-1883, Minneapolis, Minnesota, since 1886. Member of firm of Koon, Whelan, Hempstead & Davis, and its predecessors, Minneapolis, since 1886.
Member American, New York City, Minnesota bar associations. Clubs: Iroquois (Chicago).