Background
Chadwick, Stephen James was born on April 28, 1863 in Roseburg, Oregon, United States. Son of Stephen Fowler and Jane Ann (Smith) Chadwick.
Chadwick, Stephen James was born on April 28, 1863 in Roseburg, Oregon, United States. Son of Stephen Fowler and Jane Ann (Smith) Chadwick.
Educated Willamette U. and University of Oregon. Doctor of Laws, Whitman College, 1927.
Admitted to bar, 1885. Practiced at Colfax, Washington. Mayor, Colfax, 1891-1893.
Member Board State Land Commissioners, 1894-1897.
Judge Superior Court, Whitman Company, 1900-1908. Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Washington for terms 1908-1915, 1915-1921 (chief justice for term, 1919-1921).
Resigned June 1, 1919, to resume private practice. Member Chadwick & Chadwick, Seattle, Washington.
Member Board State Land Commissioners Member Chadwick & Chadwick, Seattle, Washington
Married Emma Plummer, March 2, 1887. Children: Claire Leslie (Mistress Herndon Jansen Maury), Harriet Jane (Mistress Arthur Thompson Karr), Stephen Fowler, Elizabeth.