James Paull (1818 - 1875)

Born 16 Jul 1818 in Belmont County, Ohio, USA

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Died 11 May 1875 at age 56 in Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia, USA

Biography

JUDGE JAMES PAULL was one of the most prominent members of the old Wheeling bar and enjoyed a widespread reputation as one of the profound jurists and able public men of West Virginia.

Judge James Paull was thoroughly educated in childhood and youth, and after completing preparatory studies in Cross Creek, Pennsylvania, he entered Washington College in that state, at which he was graduated in June, 1835. He then came to Wheeling and, choosing law as his profession, rented the office of Z. Jacob and finished his legal studies in the law department of the University of Virginia. Nearly the whole of his career as a lawyer and public man was spent at Wheeling, where he was locally esteemed as an estimable citizen. In 1872 he was elected a judge of Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, a high position which he filled with honor and credit, performing its laborious duties with an industry and application that fatally impaired his health. His decisions rank with the permanent and valuable contributions to the law of the state. Judge Paull also represented Ohio County during two terms in the State Legislature of Virginia.

BURIAL Stone Church Cemetery Elm Grove, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

• http://www.ohiocountylibrary.org/wheeling-history/4305
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78835461/james-paull