Pima County AZ Archives Biographies.....Satterwhite, T. D. September 19, 1851 - living in 1896
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Author: McFarland & Poole

p. 444-445

  JUDGE T. D. SATTERWHITE. As a branch of human endeavor the profession of law
is one of the most momentous and important of callings, and the man who takes
upon himself the practice assumes the weightiest responsibilities that the
confidence and trust of his fellow men can put upon his shoulders. It brings
into play the most brilliant talents, the most extensive knowledge, the
strongest sentiments, moral, spiritual, material, and its power for good or evil
is vast and invincible. As a young man whose honor is above criticism, and whose
ability places him in the front rank of the Arizona bar, may be mentioned Judge
T. D. Satterwhite. He is a native of Columbia, S. C., born September 19, 1851,
and is of French-Irish origin. His ancestors on the paternal side came to
America with the Huguenots and settled in South Carolina. There the father of
our subject, John Alexander Satterwhite, was born. The mother, whose maiden name
was Mary Woodward, was also a product of the Palmetto State. When our subject
was three years old his parents moved to Texas and there the father and mother
died a few years later. He remained in that state for six years and then moved
to Gilroy, California, Santa Clara County, and there young Satterwhite received
his early education. He afterwards engaged in ranching in the same county and
continued in this business for some time. He was three times elected city clerk
of Gilroy, which office he retained until 1881. During his incumbency he applied
himself to the study of law. Afterwards he came to Arizona, and in 1883 he began
the practice of his profession, in which he has been eminently successful. In
1886 he was a candidate for county judge on the Democratic ticket but was
defeated with the rest of the ticket. This court was soon abolished and Judge
Satterwhite was appointed judge of the probate court of Pima County, by Governor
Zulick; this position he held for two years. In 1893 he was appointed by
Governor Hughes as a member of the Territorial Board of Equalization for the
first judicial district of Arizona, and was an incumbent of that position for
two years. In 1895 he was appointed attorney general to fill a vacancy and in
March following was appointed and confirmed as attorney general for the full
term. In 1893 he also held the office of United States commissioner. All these
offices came to him unsought, except that of the county judgeship. The judge is
a brother of the late Senator Satterwhite, of California. His wife was Miss
Alice M. Clark, of Oswego, New York. This gentleman's integrity and
unquestionable uprightness have won for him the esteem of his clients and the
respect of his associates.


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From:

A Historical and Biographical Record of the Territory of Arizona
Published by
McFarland & Poole, Chicago, 1896

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