Draft:Monte H. Sandels

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Monte Hines Sandels (c. 1851 – November 1890)^[1] was a justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court from 1889 to 1890.^[2]

He served as a Federal Prosecuting Attorney for Fort Smith, Arkansas.^[3]

In 1886 he was serving as a U.S. District Attorney,^[4] but by 1890 no longer held the position^[5] and was an associate justice on the Arkansas Supreme Court from 1889 to 1890.^[6]

Sandels spent the greater portion of his life in Arkansas. He served as mayor of Fort Smith for two term. In 1885 he was appointed United States attorney for the Western district of Arkansas, which position he filled until the spring ot 1889, when he resigned to accept a position on the Supreme Bench of Arkansas, to which he had been elected. On September 1, 1899, he was again elected to tho same position, receiving the largest majority of any man on the Democratic ticket. He leaves two small children, his wife having died about a year ago.^[1]

His death, after a few years on the court, was lamented and he was referred to as one of the state's best supreme court justices.^[7]

Sandels died at his home in Fort Smith at the age of 39.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Death of Judge Sandels", The Southern Standard (November 28, 1890), p. 1.
^ "Justices, Judges and Officers of the Courts". Arkansas Judiciary. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
^ Ivey, Darren L. (November 15, 2018). The Ranger Ideal Volume 2: Texas Rangers in the Hall of Fame, 1874-1930. University of North Texas Press. ISBN 9781574417449 – via Google Books.
^ Akins, Jerry (May 1, 2012). Hangin' Times in Fort Smith: A History of Executions in Judge Parker's Court. University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 9781935106340 – via Google Books.
^ "Letter from the Treasurer of the United States, Transmitting Copies of Accounts Rendered to and Settled with the First Comptroller for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1890". U.S. Government Printing Office. December 22, 1891 – via Google Books.
^ Daniels, Charlie (July 1, 2009). The Historical Report of the Arkansas Secretary of State 2008. University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 9780615232140 – via Google Books.
^ Arkansas, Bar Association of (December 22, 1932). "Report of the Proceedings of the Bar Association of Arkansas" – via Google Books.

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Preceded by William W. Smith	Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court 1889–1890	Succeeded by William W. Mansfield

Category:1890 deaths Category:Justices of the Arkansas Supreme Court

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[Standard-1] "Death of Judge Sandels", The Southern Standard (November 28, 1890), p. 1.

[2] "Justices, Judges and Officers of the Courts". Arkansas Judiciary. Retrieved December 22, 2021.

[3] Ivey, Darren L. (November 15, 2018). The Ranger Ideal Volume 2: Texas Rangers in the Hall of Fame, 1874-1930. University of North Texas Press. ISBN 9781574417449 – via Google Books.

[4] Akins, Jerry (May 1, 2012). Hangin' Times in Fort Smith: A History of Executions in Judge Parker's Court. University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 9781935106340 – via Google Books.

[5] "Letter from the Treasurer of the United States, Transmitting Copies of Accounts Rendered to and Settled with the First Comptroller for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1890". U.S. Government Printing Office. December 22, 1891 – via Google Books.

[6] Daniels, Charlie (July 1, 2009). The Historical Report of the Arkansas Secretary of State 2008. University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 9780615232140 – via Google Books.

[7] Arkansas, Bar Association of (December 22, 1932). "Report of the Proceedings of the Bar Association of Arkansas" – via Google Books.

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