Background
Bolster, Wilfred was born on September 13, 1866 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Solomon Alonzo and Sarah Jane (Gardner) Bolster.
Bolster, Wilfred was born on September 13, 1866 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Solomon Alonzo and Sarah Jane (Gardner) Bolster.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1888, Master of Arts, 1891, Bachelor of Laws, 1891.
Began practice of law, Boston, 1891. Member Boston School Board, 1901-1903. Special justice Municipal Court of Boston, 1904-1906, chief justice, 1906-1939, retired.
Chairman Central and Boston legal advisory boards, 1917-1918.
Member Massachusetts Judicial Council since 1930. Chairman Massachusetts Ballot Law Commission, 1940.
Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences. Clubs: Union of Boston.
Married Jeanie Tolman Pond, October 4, 1893. Children: Philip Wilfred, Robert Pond, Gardner Thurston.