Background
Ladd, Scott M. was born on June 22, 1855 in Sharon, Wisconsin, United States. Son of John and Sarah (Wilmarth) Ladd.
Ladd, Scott M. was born on June 22, 1855 in Sharon, Wisconsin, United States. Son of John and Sarah (Wilmarth) Ladd.
Student Beloit (Wisconsin) College, 1875-1877. Bachelor of Science, Carthage (Illinois) College, 1879, Master of Science, 1881, Doctor of Laws, 1897. Bachelor of Laws, State University of Iowa, 1881, Doctor of Laws, 1906.
He then studied at the University of Iowa, where he also graduated from, and was admitted to the Iowa Barometer Ladd was a judge in the circuit court from 1887 to 1896. He was a Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court from 1897 to 1920.
He died in Des Moines, Iowa.
Married Emma Cromer, July 26, 1881. Children: Loy, Mistress Litta Valerius, Mistress Lora Mills, Mistress Helen Warren, South. Mason.