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Codd, George P.
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Codd, George P.

Born
12/7/1869
Birthplace
Detroit, Michigan
Titles and Honors
1891 - appointed Asst. Detroit City Attorney (2 1/2 years)
1905-1906 - Mayor of Detroit
1911-1921 - Circuit Court Judge of Wayne County
Partner in law firm of Codd, Bishop and Kilpatrick
1921 - Rep. to Congress - 1st. Mich. dist.
A charter member of the DAC
Assistant city attorney
Alderman
Circuit Court Judge of Wayne County until 1921
Republican
Masonic
Knights Templar
Member of the Moslem Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
Knights of Pythias
Education
Detroit Public Schools
University of Michigan, Bachelor of Arts, 1891
Studied law with Alfred Russell
Notes
Codd began to read law under the preceptorship of Alfred Russell, who was one of the leading members of the Detroit bar at the time.
Occupation
1892 - Admitted to law practice in Michigan Courts and later Federal Courts.
- Associated in legal work with the firm of Griffin, Warner & Hunt, and in 1893 he received the appointment of assistant city attorney, served two and one-half years
- Became a member of the law firm of Warner, Codd & Warner, the firm was later dissolved in 1901 after the death of the senior member Carlos E. Warner
- Had individual practice until 1906
- Partner in law firm of Codd, Bishop and Kilpatrick
Father
George C. Codd
Mother
Eunice Lawrence
Spouse
Kathleen Warner, m. 10/2/1894, Detroit, Michigan
Children
John Warner (b. 1895)
George Calvin
Kathleen (b. 1901)
Nationality
American

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