Bartlett Tripp | |
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25th United States Ambassador to Austria | |
In office 1893–1897 | |
President | Grover Cleveland |
Preceded by | Frederick Dent Grant |
Succeeded by | Charlemagne Tower Jr. |
Chief Justice of the Dakota Territory Supreme Court | |
In office 1886–1889 | |
Preceded by | Alonzo J. Edgerton |
Succeeded by | None (position eliminated at statehood) |
Personal details | |
Born | Harmony, Maine, U.S. | July 15, 1839
Died | December 8, 1911 Yankton, South Dakota, U.S. | (aged 72)
Alma mater | Colby College Albany Law School |
Profession | Attorney Diplomat Philanthropist |
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Bartlett Tripp (July 15, 1839 – December 8, 1911) was a diplomat, Chief Justice of the Dakota Territory Supreme Court, first professor of the University of South Dakota College of Law and first President of the South Dakota Bar Association.
He was initially considered as a nominee for Vice President of the United States by his law school classmate and best friend William McKinley.