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[[Image:nelson.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]NELSON, Thomas. (Dubuque, IA- ). Judge. Nelson served as the Dubuque City Attorney from 1950 to 1960. He returned to private practice until appointed a District Court judge in 1964. A firm believer in rehabilitation, Nelson is perhaps best remembered, unfortunately, as the victim of arson which destroyed his home and many priceless historical records in May 1985. | Family History: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=louiek&id=I0058 | ||
[[Image:nelson.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]NELSON, Thomas. (Dubuque, IA, Nov. 13, 1910--Dubuque, IA, May 27, 1997). Judge. Nelson served as the Dubuque City Attorney from 1950 to 1960. He returned to private practice until appointed a District Court judge in 1964. | |||
A firm believer in rehabilitation, Nelson is perhaps best remembered, unfortunately, as the victim of arson which destroyed his home and many priceless historical records in May 1985. | |||
[[Category: Lawyers and Judges]] | [[Category: Lawyers and Judges]] |
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Family History: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=louiek&id=I0058
NELSON, Thomas. (Dubuque, IA, Nov. 13, 1910--Dubuque, IA, May 27, 1997). Judge. Nelson served as the Dubuque City Attorney from 1950 to 1960. He returned to private practice until appointed a District Court judge in 1964.
A firm believer in rehabilitation, Nelson is perhaps best remembered, unfortunately, as the victim of arson which destroyed his home and many priceless historical records in May 1985.