Laurance M. Hyde
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Laurance Mastick Hyde was a chief justice of the Missouri Supreme Court. He was a Republican.
Hyde was born in Princeton, Missouri
and served in the U.S. Army
during World War I
. He was the justice and then the chief justice of the Missouri supreme court.
In 1949, Hyde co-founded and became the first president of the Conference of Chief Justices
, which he helped create along with the Council of State Governments
and several private foundations at a meeting in St. Louis called by him, along with New Jersey Chief Justice Arthur T. Vanderbilt
and Nebraska Chief Justice Robert G. Simmons
.
Some of his family members were also involved in politics. His father, Ira B. Hyde
, was a representative from Missouri, and his brother, Arthur M. Hyde
, was a Governor of Missouri.
Hyde was born in Princeton, Missouri
Princeton, Missouri
Princeton is a city in Mercer County, Missouri. The population was 1,166 at the 2010 census, an 11.4% increase in population from the 2000 census, which counted 1,047 people. It is the county seat of Mercer County.-Geography:...
and served in the U.S. Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. He was the justice and then the chief justice of the Missouri supreme court.
In 1949, Hyde co-founded and became the first president of the Conference of Chief Justices
Conference of Chief Justices
The Conference of Chief Justices was created in 1949 after the need for an organization composed of the states and territories top jurists was amply discussed at the American Bar Association and other juridical organizations. The first meeting, organized by the Council of State Governments and...
, which he helped create along with the Council of State Governments
Council of State Governments
The Council of State Governments is a nonpartisan non-profit organization in the United States serving the state governments. It serves state legislatures, state courts, and executive branch officials and agencies, and is the only multi-branch organization of state governments in the United...
and several private foundations at a meeting in St. Louis called by him, along with New Jersey Chief Justice Arthur T. Vanderbilt
Arthur T. Vanderbilt
Arthur T. Vanderbilt was Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1948 to 1957. He also was a noted attorney, legal educator and nationally known proponent of court modernization.-Biography:...
and Nebraska Chief Justice Robert G. Simmons
Robert G. Simmons
Robert Glenmore Simmons was a Nebraska Republican politician.Simmons was born on December 25, 1891 near Scottsbluff, Nebraska. He attended Hastings College from 1909 to 1911 and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 1915. He was admitted to the bar in 1915 and set up practice in Gering, Nebraska...
.
Some of his family members were also involved in politics. His father, Ira B. Hyde
Ira B. Hyde
Ira Barnes Hyde was a Representative from Missouri. He was a Republican.Hyde was born in Guilford, New York in 1838. He served in the army during the Civil War, and was a representative between 1873 and 1875. He ran for reelection but lost. He died in Princeton, Missouri in 1926.His sons have also...
, was a representative from Missouri, and his brother, Arthur M. Hyde
Arthur M. Hyde
Arthur Mastick Hyde was an American Republican politician who served as the 35th Governor of Missouri and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.-Biography:...
, was a Governor of Missouri.