William Young Pemberton History of Montana,by Joaquin Miller, 1894 USGENWEB Montana Archives May be copied for non-profit purposes. William Young Pemberton, Chief Justice of Montana, is a native of Tennessee, born at Nashville, in the year 1843.He comes from English and Scotch ancestors who were early settlers in the colony of Virginia. His parents were Williamand Martha (Brooks) Pemberton and he is one of their four sons, two of whom died in childhood. He is their youngest child and is now the only survivor of the family.Judge Pemberton was reared in Missouri by his aunt, Mrs. Rebecca E. Williamson, with whom he remained until his twenty-first year. He was educated at Masonic College, Lexington, Missouri, and graduated at the Cumberland Law School, Lebanon, Tennessee, with the class of 1861. In 1863 he came west and located in Virginia City Montana and engaged in the practice of his profession, his practice at that early day extending to all parts of the Territory. In 1865 he took up his abode in Helena, becoming one of its early settlers. He did not, however, remain in the town long, for in 1868 he returned to Missouri and in that state and in Texas he resided until 1880. In 1880 he came back to Montana and has since made his home in Butte City. In 1882 he was elected District Attorney of the West Side District, being re-elected to succeed himself n 1884. In March 1891 he received the appointment of District Judge of the district, including Butte, in which capacity he served until January 1, 1893 when he entered upon the duties of his present office, that of Chief Justice of Montana, to which he had been elected the previous fall.Judge Pemberton was married in 1865 to Clara M. Hutchison, a native of Missouri and a daughter of John C. Hutchison. The Judge and Mrs. Pemberton have three sons and two daughters: Warren T., John W., Alice M., Early P., and Lulu. USGenWeb Project NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format forprofit, nor for commercial presentation by any other organization. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than as stated above, must obtain express writtenpermission from the author, or the submitter and from the listed USGenWeb Project archivist.