Allen Banks Burch

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Allen Banks Burch (1894 – May 31, 1948) was a justice of the Kansas Supreme Court from January 8, 1945, to May 31, 1948. [1]

He was elected to the supreme court to fill the seat vacated by the retirement of justice John Shaw Dawson. [2] He stood as a Republican for position 7 on the court, [3] and when elected was the youngest member of the court. [4] He was succeeded by Austin M. Cowan after his unexpected death. [1] This was a temporary appointment pending an election of Robert T. Price who completed the unexpired term of Burch. [5]

He wrote the minority opinion for the 1947 Reorganization Act that invalidated all sections of the 1945 Reorganization Act deemed to violate the state constitution. [6]

He was a member of the American Bar Association and the Kansas Bar Association. [7] He had also been the vice president and counsel to The Morris Plan bank of Kansas. [8]

He was born in Carthage, Missouri in 1894 to a medical doctor, [9] growing up in Fredonia, Kansas. [7] As a child he visited Europe with his father, and saw art and culture that inspired him to later take up oil painting. [9] He graduated from the University of Kansas in 1917, [7] took the bar exam in June 1917 [10] and joined an old law firm in Wichita. [9] His career was interrupted by World War I in which he served. [9] He returned from the war to practice law in Wichita until he was elected to the supreme court. [7]

He was currently living in Wichita, Kansas when he died in Topeka, Kansas from a heart attack May 31, 1948. [7] He had the fatal attack whilst playing bridge with his wife and friends. [4] He left behind his wife May, a son Howard M. Burch and two daughters Joan Burch and Betty Dreher. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "8 Jun 1948, 1 - The Manhattan Mercury at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "3 Jan 1945, 3 - The Weekly Kansas City Star at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Lawrence Daily Journal World Archives, Jul 29, 1944, p. 3". NewspaperArchive.com. 29 July 1944. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  4. 1 2 "1 Jun 1948, Page 4 - The Iola Register at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "29 Nov 1948, 1 - The Manhattan Mercury at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "29 Jun 1947, 1 - The Manhattan Mercury at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The Shield of Phi Kappa Psi (PDF). November 1948. p. 152. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "26 Dec 1936, Page 10 - The Catholic Advance at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Kansas Judicial Council Bulletin (Part 2) (PDF). July 1948. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "The Topeka Daily Capital, 23 May 1917 "50 to Take Bar Exam"". The Topeka Daily Capital. 23 May 1917. p. 5. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
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