Biography of George Tucker Bispham


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Bispham, George Tucker. Lawyer, author. Born in Philadelphia, May 24, 1838. Graduate of University of Pennsylvania, 1858; law department, same, 1862. Admitted to bar, 1861; practiced in Philadelphia; later admitted to bar of United States Supreme Court. One of solicitors of Pennsylvania Railroad Company; solicitor Philadelphia Saving Fund Society, Girard Trust Company, and other corporations. Professor of equity jurisprudence, law department, University of Pennsylvania. Author: "Principles of Equity," and other books on law. Died 1906.