Background
Prentice, Samuel Oscar was born on August 8, 1850 in N. Stonington, Connecticut, United States. Son of Chester Smith and Lucy (Crary) Prentice.
Prentice, Samuel Oscar was born on August 8, 1850 in N. Stonington, Connecticut, United States. Son of Chester Smith and Lucy (Crary) Prentice.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1873, Bachelor of Laws, 1875, Master of Arts, 1908. (Doctor of Laws, Yale University, and Trinity College, 1913).
Admitted to bar, June 1875, and began practice at Hartford, Connecticut, September 1875. Admitted to law partnership of Johnson and Prentice, 1876, which ended July 1889. Corporation attorney for City of Hartford, 1882-1889.
Appointed executive secretary to Governor M. G. Bulkeley, 1889.
Judge Superior Court of Connecticut, 1889-1901. Judge Supreme Court of Errors, 1901-1920.
Chief justice, February 20, 1913-1920.
Member State Bar Examining Committee, 1890-1813 (Chairman 1898-1813). Instructor pleading, 1896-1899, professor pleading, 1901-1915, Yale Law School.
Married Anne Combe Post, April.