Background
Stafford, Wendell Phillips was born on May 1, 1861 in Barre, Vermont, United States. Son of Frank and Sarah (Noyes) Stafford.
Stafford, Wendell Phillips was born on May 1, 1861 in Barre, Vermont, United States. Son of Frank and Sarah (Noyes) Stafford.
Graduate Barre Academy, 1878, St. Johnsbury Academy, 1880. Bachelor of Laws cum laude, Boston University, 1883. Honorary Master of Arts, Dartmouth College, 1901.
Doctor of Laws, University of Vermont, 1905, Georgetown University, 1907. Doctor of Letters, Middlebury College, 1910, George Washington University, 1916, University of Vermont, 1929. Admitted to Vermont bar and began practice at St. Johnsbury, Vermont.
Member Vermont House of Representatives, 1892. Reporter decisions of Supreme Court of Vermont, 1896-1900. Judge Supreme Court of Vermont, 1900-1904.
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of District of Columbia, 1904-1931 (retired). Professor equity jurisprudence, George Washington University, since September 1, 1908. President Vermont Bar Association, 1898-1899.
Lectured frequently in Vermont and occasionally in Boston, New York and Washington.
Member Vermont House of Representatives, 1892. Club: Cosmos.
Married Florence S. Goss, February 24, 1886. Children: Edward, Robert Sinclair (deceased).