Austin M. Cowan (1885 – June 13, 1949) was a justice of the Kansas Supreme Court from June 9, 1948, to November 30, 1948. [1]
Cowan was appointed to the court to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Allen Banks Burch on May 31, 1948. [2] This was a temporary appointment pending an election of Robert T. Price who completed the unexpired term of Burch. [3]
Prior to his short service to the supreme court he had practised law for 38 years in other forums. [4]
He was born 1885 in Valley Falls, Kansas later moving to Parsons, Kansas with his family at the age of 12. [5] He earned his law degree in 1911 from the University of Michigan Law School, and served during World War II in the navy. [5]
He died June 13, 1949, at the age of 63, along with his wife Edwina in a plane crash near to the Wichita airport. [6] [7]
References
- ^ "KS Courts - Historical Listing of Supreme Court Justices". www.kscourts.org. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "8 Jun 1948, 1 - The Manhattan Mercury at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "29 Nov 1948, 1 - The Manhattan Mercury at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "In Memoriam" (PDF). Washburn University School of Law. p. IX. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ a b Lee, R. Alton (2014). Sunflower Justice: A New History of the Kansas Supreme Court. U of Nebraska Press. p. 238. ISBN 978-0-8032-4841-0. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Miami Daily News Record Archives, Jun 14, 1949, p. 1". NewspaperArchive.com. 14 June 1949. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "13 Jun 1949, Page 1 - The Iola Register at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
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