Isaac Atwater

Isaac Atwater

Isaac Atwater (May 3, 1818 – December 22, 1906) was an American jurist.

Born in Homer, New York, Atwater graduated from Yale University and then received his law degree from Yale Law School. Atwater was admitted to the New York bar in 1848. In 1850, Atwater moved to St. Anthony, Minnesota Territory, and continued to practice law. Atwater owned and published the newspaper St. Anthony Express. He helped establish the University of Minnesota while sitting on the board of regents. Atwater served on the Minneapolis City Council and the board of education. He also helped incorporate a business that would build the first bridge between Minneapolis and Saint Paul. Atwater served on the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1858 to 1864. Atwater also wrote about the history of Minnesota. Atwater died in Minneapolis, Minnesota.^[1][2][3]

Publications

• History of the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Part I (1893)
• History of the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Part II (1893)

Notes

1. Minnesota State Law Library-Isaac Atwater
2. "News Facts In Outline", Logansport Pharo Tribune (Indiana), December 24, 1906, pg. 1
3. 'Minnesota Reports-Minnesota Supreme Court Cases July 20-December 28, 1906, volume 99, Proceedings in Memory of Associate Justices Young and Atwater, pg. XVI–XXII