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A.G. Burr with George Rich and unidentified man in trees along the Park River, N.D.
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| Title | A.G. Burr with George Rich and unidentified man in trees along the Park River, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1898-06-16 |
| Description | A.G. Burr (far right with mustache), George Rich, and an unidentified man sit in trees along the Park River in North Dakota. Burr holds some sort of case, perhaps for binoculars, in his lap. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | People
Parks and forests
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Trees
Forests
Rivers
Climbing
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| Personal Name | Burr, Alexander G. (Alexander George), 1871-1951
Rich, George
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| Location | Park River (N.D. : River)
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| Decade | 1890-1899
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| Item Number | 10121-172 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Transcription | "6/16/98"--Handwritten on front of photograph. |
| Notes | Photographer unknown.
Title created by staff. |
| Biography/History | A.G. Burr worked as an attorney and as states attorney at Bottineau (1894-1908), district judge at Rugby (1908-1926), and ND Supreme Court Justice, later Chief Justice (1926-1949). In 1938, he received an honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from the University Of North Dakota. He was involved in the Presbyterian Church: in 1904, he was moderator of the ND synod, was later moderator of Bismarck presbytery, was an ordained elder, and a member of the permanent judicial committee of the Presbyterian general assembly. Burr was also involved in the Democratic Party, the Masons (New York and Scottish rites), the Kiwanis Club, Odd Fellows, and was on the Jamestown College Board of trustees. Burr was a prolific speaker, and published The Apostle Paul and the Roman Law and contributed to several fraternal and religious magazines. He was a patriotic man, a WWI Four Minute Men speaker for Liberty Loan drives, and chairman of the Pierce County American Red Cross, who was interested in international affairs, involved in the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, the World's Federation of Peace, and organizations supporting the League of Nations. A.G. Burr died February 8, 1951 in Bismarck, ND. |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | Alexander G. Burr Papers Mss 10121
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (10121-172) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | sh10121172 |
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